India Men's Hockey Team Suffer 2-3 Defeat to be Whitewashed by Australia in 5-match Test Series3Photo© indianexpress.com

India Men's Hockey Team Suffer 2-3 Defeat to be Whitewashed by Australia in 5-match Test Series

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In a tightly contested fifth and final game of the five- matchTest series, the Indian men’s hockey team suffered a narrow 2-3 defeat against Australia.

Harmanpreet Singh (4’) and Boby Singh Dhami (53’) found the back of the net for India, while Jeremy Hayward (20’), Ky Willott (38’), and Tim Brand (39’) scored the goals for the hosts.

In the initial quarter, India kicked off with a focused approach to maintain ball possession and setting the tempo of the game. This tactic enabled them to breach Australian defence multiple times, earning consecutive penalty corners.