IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup: India waste penalty corner; deadlock remains after 30 minutes
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IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: The equation is this: if India beat Australia today, they will qualify for the semifinals. But it’s not going to be easy. The Australians are one of the big teams in field hockey, and it is going to take some kind of miracle to beat them. Earlier today, in Pool E, the Dutch beat China 4-1 to finish as leaders of the group. China losing the match means whoever wins the encounter between India and Australia will be through to the last four....Read More
In case of a draw, the Aussies will go through, on account of having scored more goals. They scored three, while India scored just two. Those two goals were against China in Phase 1 in a 2-2 draw. Against the Netherlands in Pool E, they lost 2-0.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 11:26:15 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Numbers so far
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Australia four shots on goal; India none. Ball possession they dominate too, more than 60 per cent. One penalty corner for either team. No prizes for guessing as to which has been the better team so far.
Third quarter underway as Aussie goalkeeper Bartram shows some of he dancing moves moments before.
- 23 Aug 2026, 11:18:05 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: PC for India
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: With seconds on the clock. Poor stuff. Opportunity goes abegging. Navneet should gone straight for it instead of passing it to the player on her right. Anyway, with that the second quarter comes to an end.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 11:11:00 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Ishika injured
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: The ball hit her in the face. Came off the stick of an Indian player. Ishika is going out for treatment. She looks okay but might need to apply some ice over there.
Another injury for India, to Lalrem this time. She is going out too for treatment. An Aussie shot smashed into her knee.
- 23 Aug 2026, 11:01:34 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: 1st PC for Australia
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Can they convert it? It goes abegging. A chaotic one. Australia have started very well in this quarter. They have created a couple of nice chances already. Great control on the ball.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 10:59:36 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: 2nd quarter underway
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: This should be more exciting. Both teams appear to have settled down. Both are going to come up with their best game in this quarter.
- 23 Aug 2026, 10:57:30 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: First quarter ends
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: And it's 0-0 after the first quarter. The Aussies were the better team to all intents and purposes. It's a very short break.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 10:49:34 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Green card for an Indian player
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: It's Baljeet Kaur! India are one player fewer for the next two minutes. Hopefully, it won't prove costly.
Meanwhile, there is a good save by Savita in goal. Nice angled reverse shot from right but the Indian goalie stands in the way. Aussie Tatum Stewart gets a green card too.
- 23 Aug 2026, 10:44:00 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Australia score but disallowed
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: For it being dangerous. Just second minute into the game. Australia celebrated but it was short-lived. Good review taken by the Indian team. Grace Stewart at the centre of things.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 10:42:04 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: It kicks off
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Finally the game is underway.
- 23 Aug 2026, 10:36:49 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: National anthems underway
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: India first. Goosebumps! Passionate singing by the Indian players. They are really excited ahead of the game. Australia now. The kick-off in a couple of minutes from here.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 10:34:19 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Head-to-head
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: 15 wins to Australia. 3 to India and 3 drawn! Marijne insists India need to score. Their defensive work has been good so fa but they need to score goals to qualify.
- 23 Aug 2026, 10:23:27 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: 10:40 pm kick-off
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Although the official time of the kick-off is 10:30 pm, with national anthems and all, there is invariably a 10-minute delay. So, effectively the encounter starts at 10:40 pm.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 10:06:52 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: What's India's best finish?
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: It came 52 years ago at the inaugural World Cup in France. They finished in fourth that time. If they can beat Australia today, it will be a big step towards achieving a better position than fourth!
- 23 Aug 2026, 10:04:55 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Aussies are two-time champions
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: But it has been a while since they won a World Cup. Their last win came in 1998. They had won the previous edition too. India Women, on the other hand, are yet to win their first World Cup.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 09:58:36 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: India's starting line-up
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Savita Punia, Shilpi Dabas, Sushila Chanu, Jyoti; Salima Tete, Neha Goyal, Nikki Pradhan, Sunelita Toppo, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Deepika Sehrawat
Substitutes: Bichu Devi Kharibam, Ishika Chaudhary, Baljeet Kaur, Ishika, Sakshi Rana, Rutuja Pisal, Beauty Dung Dung
- 23 Aug 2026, 09:57:24 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: It's a must win encounter
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Whoever wins this match will be through to the semis. In the case of a draw, the Aussies will be through having scored more goals than India.
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- 23 Aug 2026, 06:27:59 PM IST
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Hello and welcome!
IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Hello and welcome to the game between India and Australia. Stay tuned for live updates. The match kicks off at 10:30 pm.