The Indian women’s
hockey team swamped Malaysia 5-2 to whitewash them 6-0 in the six Test series
in Kuala Lumpur. The Indian eves pulled
ahead through Poonam Rani in the 3rd minute. Sunita Lakra whipped
home a penalty corner in the 21st minute.
Trailing 0-2,
Malaysia hit back with a margin-reducer, but India enhanced the lead through Anuradha
in the 28th minute. Ritushah Arya then got into the act, scoring
twice close to half-time. The Malaysians responded with their second goal in
the second half, but India held firm to script a facile victory.
Earlier, India
had won the fifth Test 2-0. They had
earlier won the fourth Test 3-0. They won the third Test 4-0. India had won the
first two Tests by 5-0 and 2-0 margins.
The writer can
be contacted at: suhridbarua@gmail.com
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