Apart from four goals from Mumtaz Khan and a hat-trick from Kanika Siwach and Deepika, defending champion India made a great start to its campaign by defeating Bangladesh 13-1 in the Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Sunday.
For the winning team in the Pool A match, Mumtaz (27th, 32nd, 53rd, 58th), Kanika (12th, 51st, 52nd), Deepika (7th, 20th, 55th), Manisha (10th), Beauty Dung Dung (33rd) and Vice captain Sakshi Rana (43rd) scored the goals while Orpita Pal (12th) was the only goal scorer for Bangladesh. Stayed.
India dominated the entire match and won comfortably. India will face Malaysia in their second group game on Monday.
Apart from defending their title here, the team is also hoping to qualify directly for the Junior World Cup to be held in Santiago, Chile next year. The four teams that reach the semi-finals will get direct entry into the World Cup.
