Madhya Pradesh win Hockey India Senior Women National Championship

 Punjab beat Hockey Maharashtra to finish in third place.

Madhya Pradesh defeated Haryana 1-0 to win the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021 in Jhansi, while Punjab went past Maharashtra 2-1 to finish third in the competition.

Madhya Pradesh's Kanchan Nidhi Kerketta (9') found the back of the net early in the final against Haryana and thereafter Madhya Pradesh's hockey team kept Haryana at bay throughout the game and walked off as winners of the tournament.

Speaking about their victory, Madhya Pradesh hockey coach Vandana Uikey said, "It feels really good to win the tournament, especially because we have won the Hockey India Senior Women National Championship for the first time. It was a very close match. The players played very well. We had more ball possession than the other team."

Uikey further spoke about the aspects that impressed her the most about Madhya Pradesh's hockey team in the final. He said, "The players played an outstanding game. The fitness level shown by the team in the final was really good. That was an advantage for us. Our goalkeeper Deepa Sharma played outstandingly as well. She saved a lot of goals during the match. This tournament was a good experience for the team as well."

Earlier today, Punjab earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Maharashtra to finish third in the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021. Captain Reena Rani (44') and Sarabdeep Kaur (50') scored a goal each for the winning side, meanwhile, Priya Dubey (18') scored the only goal for Maharashtra.

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