The Indian women's team entered the final of Hockey World League Round 2 after defeating Belarus 4-0 in the semi-finals in Vancouver. In the final they will play Chile, who beat Uruguay 2-1 in the other semi-final.
With this victory, India won a berth in the Women's Hockey World League Semifinal to be held in June/July, which will serve as a qualifier for the FIH Women's World Cup 2018.
Gurjit Kaur put India ahead after the team won their first penalty corner in the 13th minute. Captain Rani made it 2-0 when she scored from a penalty stroke in the 20th minute. In the 40th minute, Rani scored a brilliant field goal to extend the lead. Gurjit's penalty-stroke goal in the 58th minute made the score 4-0.
"We are very excited and happy about the win. We played as a strong unit with better defence and I am happy we did not miss penalty corner chances. Our aim was to enter the final and we look forward to a good game against Chile," stated skipper Rani.