12th-ranked Indian women's hockey team beat 4th-ranked Aus
India's women's hockey team, ranked 12th worldwide, defeated 4th-ranked Australia 1-0 in the first match of the three-match bilateral series in Australia on Wednesday. Captain Rani Rampal scored the lone goal of the match in the second quarter to set up the win. In the two teams' last encounter, India had lost 1-6 to Australia in the Rio Olympics.