Vandana becomes first Indian woman to score Olympic hat-trick in Hockey.

Vandana Katariya turned into the main Indian lady hockey player to score an Olympic full go-around as India beat South Africa by 4-3 at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday to keep their quarterfinal trusts alive. Vandana scored in the primary, second and fourth quarters of India’s last match in Pool An of the Tokyo Olympics to scratch her names in the set of experiences books.

India began forcefully, making a circle entrance from the get-go in the match and procuring a Penalty Corner in the initial minutes of the match, be that as it may, the Indian group couldn’t figure out how to jump aboard. Minutes after the fact, Navneet Kaur made a splendid run from the right and passed the ball to Vandana Katariya (4′), who tapped the ball into the objective and assisted India with taking a 1-0 lead.

India continued squeezing the South Africans and continued setting out objective scoring open doors. Navneet made another incredible altercation the eleventh moment, yet couldn’t track down the rear of the net. Notwithstanding, South Africa put some focus on the Indians as of now of the principal quarter and figured out how to level the score. Taryn Mallett delivered a long ground pass and Tarryn Glasby (15′) avoided the ball into the objective in the last moment of the principal quarter.

India kept on squeezing the South Africans and procured a Penalty Corner in the second moment of the subsequent quarter. Profound Grace Ekka completed the drag flick and Vandana (17′) diverted the ball splendidly into the objective to help India take a 2-1 lead. Before long, the South Africans made a circle entrance, yet couldn’t figure out how to score. The South Africans put some more focus on the Indian objective, however the Indian safeguard stood tall and guaranteed that the ball was avoided the objective.

India acquired two Penalty Corners in the sixth moment of the subsequent quarter, however the South Africans kept the Indians under control. Neha made an incredible altercation the ninth moment of the subsequent quarter and made an effort, yet the South African goalkeeper completed a splendid save to deny India their chance. Minutes after the fact, Udita drove the ball into the circle, yet the South Africans again avoided the ball away from the objective. India drew near to the objective by and by as of now of the principal half, yet they couldn’t move beyond the South African goalkeeper. South Africa procured a Penalty Corner in the last moment of the main half and Captain Erin Hunter (30′) didn’t pass up on the chance to discover the equalizer.

Neha made an incredible go through the left flank in the initial minutes of the second from last quarter and drew near to the objective, be that as it may, the South African goalkeeper made an awesome sliding recovery. Before long, the Indians acquired a Penalty Corner and changed over it into an objective. Rani passed the ball to Neha (32′), who redirected the ball into the objective from the right splendidly. In the ninth moment of the second from last quarter, South Africa got truly near the objective, yet Savita made an amazing recovery and guaranteed that India remained leading the pack.

Minutes after the fact, South Africa made another circle entrance. Marizen Marais (39′) got the ball in the circle and tracked down the rear of the net to make it 3-3. The South Africans kept on squeezing the Indian objective, nonetheless, the Indian protection guaranteed that the South Africans didn’t excel in the game. India had a phenomenal opportunity to score when Rani drew near to the objective, nonetheless, the South African goalkeeper made another incredible save.

South Africa acquired two Penalty Corners almost immediately in the final quarter, yet the Indian guard stood tall and drove the ball away from the objective. Be that as it may, South Africa kept the tension on and acquired another Penalty Corner in the following moment, notwithstanding, they couldn’t change over their chance. Sharmila drove the ball from the right in the third moment of the last quarter, yet the Indians couldn’t redirect the ball into the objective.

India procured a Penalty Corner in the following moment and Rani made an effort, be that as it may, it was splendidly saved by the South African goalkeeper. The Indians procured another Penalty Corner before long; Gurjit Kaur completed the drag-flick and Vandana (49′) diverted the ball into the objective, recording a full go-around in the match. Sharmila made a great sudden spike in demand for the left flank in the twelfth moment, yet she was unable to discover a leap forward for India. Before long, India procured a Penalty Corner, yet couldn’t change over their chance. The Indians kept the greater part of the ball ownership in the last minutes of the match and guaranteed that they strolled off the pitch with 3 focuses.

India’s spot in the take out phase of the competition relies upon the match among Ireland and Great Britain at 5:15 PM IST today. On the off chance that Great Britain rout Ireland or draw the game, India will go through to the Quarter-Finals with a fourth-place finish in Pool A.

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