Rani and Deepika Stand Tough against Belarus

Indian women hockey team clinches its third win in the test-series. India scored ahead of Belarus with a 3-1 win on Sunday. Rani was the star of the show as she put India forward with two back to back goals in the 35^th and 39^th minute. These scored ended the surprise lead that Belarus had been enjoying.

The series served as a warm-up tournament for India before the second round of upcoming Hockey World League in April.

The first quarter ended goalless. But India was stunned when Belarus scored ahead through a 24 minute penalty corner. Playing under the pressure to equalize, the Indian captain scored two back to back goals. This gave India the lead of 2-1 against Belarus.

But Belarus took India by surprise when it took a lead in the 24^th minute. But the Indian skipper Rani did not lose hope and struck twice in four minute and put India in the lead again.

Deepika scored the third goal in the 42^nd minute and increased the score to 3-1. The defenders put all their efforts to keep Belarus from scoring in the final quarter and ensured a win.

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