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IND vs NZ, Hockey WC 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: New Zealand Beat India In Penalty Shootout To Knock Hosts Out Of World Cup

India vs New Zealand: The hosts had taken the lead but were stunned by a lower ranked New Zealand. They lost 4-5 in the penalty shootout.

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IND vs NZ, Hockey WC 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: New Zealand Beat India In Penalty Shootout To Knock Hosts Out Of World Cup

Background

India finished second in Pool D following their 4-2 win over Wales in their final Group D fixture. Even though the win wasn't enough to help India secure a place in the quarterfinals directly, the Men in Blue have sealed a place in the crossover stage where it will be up against New Zealand on January 22 in Bhubaneshwar.

The winner of this match will proceed to the Round of 8 while the team that loses this match will be eliminated which makes it a winners take-all contest. Ahead of their crucial game though, India have quite a few issues to deal with.

For instance, their forward line hasn't been in the best of form in the tournament and has missed some crucial chances in the competition. Moreover, world-class drag flicker and India's captain Harmanpreet Singh hasn't been among the best of form either because of which the hosts haven't been able to make the best use of their penalty corners. To make matters worse for them, playmaker Hardik Singh too has been ruled out of the entire tournament owing to an injury.

However, despite all the abovementioned concerns, India will start as the favourites in this game against the Black Sticks.

It won't be a mere pushover though for Team India as they will have memories of the same opposition shattering their hopes in the 2018 Commonwealth Games semifinal. The other instance of India losing to the current World Number 12 team in the last five years was at the Olympic test event in 2019.

Simon Child will be the key player in the New Zealand squad, a veteran who will want to bring all his experience into play. However, India would also have wanted to deal with the threat posed by Sam Lane who had scored for the Black Sticks in the dying stages of that Olympic Test game in 2019.

All in all, this should be a cracker of a contest.

Squads

India

PR Sreejesh, Krishna Pathak, Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh

Head Coach: Graham Reid

New Zealand

Dom Dixon (GK), Dane Lett, Simon Child, Nick Ross, Sam Hiha, Kim Kingston, Jake Smith, Sam Lane, Simon Yorston, Aidan Sarikaya, Nic Woods (Captain), Joe Morrison, Leon Hayward (GK), Kane Russell, Blair Tarrant, Sean Findlay, Hayden Phillips, Charlie Morrison

Head Coach: Greg Nicol

21:23 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

Good night

That brings us to the end of our coverage for this match. What a roller-coaster of a contest but an upset of sorts in the end as the World Number 12 beat World Number 6. A huge setback for the Men in Blue at their own backyard but the Black Sticks deserved that win and willl now play play Belgium in the quarterfinal on Tuesday. That's it from here for now. Keep following ABP Live For the latest news from India and around the world. Good night!

21:19 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

Sean Findlay wins Player of the Match

New Zealand's Sean Findlay won the Player of the Match. He scored the equaliser for New Zealand in the final quarter before scoring twice in the penalty shootout.

21:08 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

INDIA ARE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP!

INDIA ARE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP. Shamsher misses and New Zealand are through to the next round.

21:07 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

Shamsher misses but a retake

Shamsher misses but it's a retake. That could have been the game there in favour of New Zealand.

21:06 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

Sam Lane SCORES!

Sam Lane SCORES. NZL lead 5-4 now

21:05 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

Sukhjeet misses

IND 4-4 NZL Sukhjeet misses. Great save there from Hayward. India appeal for backstick but the decision remains unchanged.

21:04 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

Philips misses

Philips misses. Lucky escape for India.

21:03 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

Rajkumar SCORES!

Rajkumar SCORES! India alive. IND 4-4 NZL

21:02 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

IND 3-4 NZL Findlay Scores

Findlay Scores, New Zealand ahead.

21:01 PM (IST)  •  22 Jan 2023

IND 3 - 3 NZL PATHAK REPLACES SREEJESH AFTER THAT INJURY

IND 3 - 3 NZL PATHAK REPLACES SREEJESH AFTER THAT INJURY

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