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Deepgrace Ikka converted a penalty corner to help the third women’s hockey test against Australia draw 1-1. However, having lost the first two matches, the Indian team had already lost the three-match series. In the third match, Australia took a 1-0 lead through Madison Brooks in the 25th minute, but Deepgrace equalized in the 42nd minute to make it 1-1. In this way Australia won the series 2-0.
The Indian team made a positive start in the first quarter. Most of the Indian players were in possession of the ball. During this, the Indian team also earned two penalty corners. Australia tried several times to break the Indian defense line but they did not get success. The first quarter was goalless. In the second quarter, the Indian players adopted an aggressive approach. However, the success of the goal came to the hosts when Brooks gave the direction of the goalpost from the ball received on a free hit.
Australia were leading 1–0 at the interval. In the third quarter, India made several good attempts to equalize. The result of these efforts was that Deepgrace was able to score a goal on the penalty corner. The visiting team continued to attack even after that. In the fourth quarter, Australia tried hard to win but could not get success. The Indian team is touring Australia to prepare for the Asian Games and will now play Australia A on Thursday.