With the help of striker Navneet Kaur's two goals, the Indian women's hockey team defeated New Zealand 3–0 in the last match of the 5-match tour. Navneet scored goals in the 45th and 58th minutes while Sharmila scored in the 54th minute. In the first two quarters, no team could score a goal. She opened the account by scoring a goal in the 45th minute.
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After this, Sharmila doubled India's progress in the 54th minute. Navneet scored a goal two minutes before the final whistle. India gave the New Zealand Development Team 4–0 in the first match on this tour. After this, the senior team lost 1-2, 0-1. India defeated Britain 1–0 in the fourth match. India's head coach Shored Marin said, "I am happy that we scored 3 goals against New Zealand. Through this tour we came to know very well where there is a need to improve. We have to play high-speed hockey."
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She said that many times players keep rolling the ball for a long time, which creates pressure. We have to give short passes. The coach said that the defense will have to exercise some more restraint. We will participate in a four-week camp after a short break. These aspects will be worked on in that camp. The Indian team will return home on February 7.
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