India vs South Africa, Hockey World Cup 2023 Highlights: India Beat South Africa 5-2 In Classification Match, Finish 9th
India vs Japan, Hockey World Cup 2023: Team India end the tournament at 9th position in the overall standings by beating South Africa 5-2 in classification match.
Team India end the tournament at 9th position in the overall standings by beating South Africa 5-2 in classification match.
Mustapha Cassiem takes advantage of the penalty stroke to reduce the deficit to three.
Sukhjeet Singh STRIKES! India lead South Africa 5-1.
India are relentless at the moment! South Africa is struggling at the moment.
India scores two goals within two minutes. Akashdeep scores India's 4th goal as the Blues go 4-0 up, before Mvimbi pulls one back for the South Africa.
Team India fail to increase their advantage. Score remains 2-0 at the end of Q3.
No goals scored in Quarter 2! India still lead Proteas 2-0.
India lead South Africa 2-0 at the end of 1st quarter. Abhishek and Harmanpreet with the goals.
GOAL! Harmanpreet scores from penalty corner to help India take a solid 2-0 lead over Proteas. India on top in 1st quarter.
Early GOAL for the BLUES! India take lead over SA in the first quarter, courtesy of a remarkable effort from Abhishek Nain
India vs South Africa match for 9th/10th place gets underway at Rourkela.
Team India, who aim to bow out of Hockey WC 2023 with a win, are playing tonight's match after thrashing Japan 8-0 on Thursday.
India went up against South Africa last year, in the Commonwealth Games. In that match, the Blues beat Proteas 3-2.
SA: Dayaan Cassiem (C), Gowan Jones (GK), Nduduzo Lembethe, Keenan Horne, Tevin Kok, Jethro Eustice, Guy Morgan, Nicholas Spooner, Samkelo Mvimbi, Ryan Julius, Connor Beauchamp
IND: Harmanpreet Singh (C), Krishan Pathak (GK), Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Raj Kumar Pal, Amit Rohidas, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sukhjeet Singh
16 matches have been played between India and South Africa. India have won 11 of those while South Africa have won once.
Background
Hockey World Cup 2023, India vs South Africa LIVE: Team India will go up against South Africa on Saturday, January 28, at Rourkela's Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Notably, the IND vs SA Hockey World Cup 2023 match on Sunday will be a 9-12 position match - India's final match in the tournament. The Men in Blue will attain the 9th or 10th position in the overall standings if they win on Sunday, whereas if South Africa defeats India, the hosts would end the tournament in 11th or 12th position. A total of 16 teams are competing in the Hockey World Cup 2023 tournament.
If India loses their final World Cup match against South Africa, they will finish lower than their previous worst finish of 12th at the 1986 World Cup in London - scenario they would not want especially when playing at their home.
The Men in Blue crashed out of the tournament after losing 4-5 via penalty shootout to lower-ranked New Zealand following a 3-3 draw after regulation time. After this, the Blues defeated Japan 8-0 in its 9-16th place classification match at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, on Thursday.
India vs South Africa Hockey World Cup 2023 match - Full Squad
India: PR Sreejesh, Krishna Pathak, Armanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Shar, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Jugraj Singh
South Africa: Nqobile Ntuli, Brad Sherwood, Connor Beauchamp, Dan Bell, Dayana Cassiem, Estiaan Kriek, Gowan Jones, Guy Morgan, Jacques van Tonder, Jethro Eustice, Keenan Horne, Jean Bouin, Mustapha Cassiem, Nic Spooner, Nduduzo Lembethe, Ryan Julius, Almere, Samkelo Mvimbi, Jean Bouin, Sihle Ngubane, Tevin Kok
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