DESCRIPTION:
*     Indian Women Hockey Team will tour Australia for a five-match series.
*     India will play Australia in the first three games of the series, followed by two matches against Australia A.
*     All the matches will be played at MATE Stadium in Adelaide.
*     India will play their opening match of the tour on the May 18 before playing back-to-back games on the May 20 and 21.
*     The visitors will then compete against Australia A on the May 25 and 27.
*     The Australian women hockey team is currently ranked third in the world, while the Indian team is ranked eighth.
*     The tour will serve as a warm-up event for the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will take place in September-October this year.
*     Ace Odisha defender Deep Grace Ekka has been named as the vice-captain of a 20-member Indian Women Hockey Team for the Australia tour.
*     Deep is the only player from Odisha to have been selected in the National team, which will be led by goalie Savita Punia.