Indian Junior Women Hockey Team beat South Africa Women A Team 4-0 in third fifth and last match of the South Africa Tour today. The Indian team ended the tour on unbeaten note, winning four matches and drawing one.

Indian Junior Women won all of their three matches against South Africa Junior Women and drew the first of the two matches against South Africa Women A yesterday.

The South Africa Tour was part of preparations for the all-important Asia Cup U-21, which is a qualification tournament for the forthcoming FIH Women Hockey Junior World Cup.

The 20-member Indian Junior Women squad, including five from Odisha, was led by Preeti with Rutaja Dadaso Pisal as her deputy. The five Odisha playes are: goalkeeper Madhuri Kindo, defender Mamita Oram, mid-fielders Jyoti Chhatri, Nikita Toppo and forward Sunelita Toppo. Mid-fielder Jyoti Chhatri scored a brace in their second match of the tour.

INDIAN JUNIOR WOMEN HOCKEY SQUAD: Goalkeepers: Kurmapu Ramya (Andhra Pradesh), Madhuri Kindo (Odisha). Defenders: Preeti (Captain, Haryana), Jyoti Singh (Madhya Pradesh), Neelam (Haryana), Mahima Tete (Jharkhand), Mamita Oram (Odisha). Midfielders: Jyoti Chhatri (Odisha), Manju Chaurasia (Himachal Pradesh), Hina Banu (Uttar Pradesh), Nikita Toppo (Odisha), Hritika Singh (Madhya Pradesh), Sakshi Rana (Haryana), Rutaja Dadaso Pisal (Vice-Captain, Maharashtra). Forwards: Deepika Soreng (Jharkhand), Deepika Thakur (Haryana), Sunelita Toppo (Odisha), Madugula Bhavani (Andhra Pradesh), Annu (Railway), Taranpreet Kaur (Punjab).

RESULTS:

February 17: India Junior Women (Deepika Sr 1st, 30th, Rujata Dadaso Pisal 18th, Hritika Singh 20th, Sunelita Toppo 28th, Deepika Soreng 36th, Annu 44th) beat South Africa Junior Women (Mikkela Le Roux 36th) 8-1.

February 18: India Junior Women (Annu 1st, 54th, Rujata Dadaso Pisal 9th, Jyoti Chhatri 26th, 27th, 30th; Deepika Soreng 29th, Deepika Sr 59th) beat South Africa Junior Women 8-0.

February 20: India Junior Women beat South Africa Junior Women 5-4 in shootout (Regulation time 0-0 draw).

February 24: India Junior Women (Neelam 7, Deepika Sr 8, 30+, Taranpreet Kaur 25) drew with South Africa Women A (Quanita Bobbs 1, 31; Biamca Wood 6, Tarryn Lombard 47) 4-4.

February 25: India Junior Women (Deepika Sr 13, Neelam 15, Annu 35, Sunelita Toppo 50) beat South Africa Women A 4-0.