Upbeat Indian Women's Hockey Team look to avenge Pool Stage loss to Ireland

However, these stats would not play on the team's mind when they take on the Irish on Thursday according to team Skipper Rani.

"All I know is, we are not done yet. Our best hockey is yet to come," she asserted adding that the only thing on their minds would be to avenge their narrow 0-1 loss in the Pool Stage to Ireland and book a place in the Semi Final against the winners of Spain Vs Germany Quarter Final match. Rani said, "Though we lost against Ireland in the Pool Stage, we know we played really well that day but we did not put the ball in the goal. Now we have a golden opportunity to beat them in the Quarter Final." In the Crossover Match against Italy, it was Lalremsiami (9’), Neha Goyal (45’) and Vandana Katariya (55’) who scored in India's significant win. It was a dominant overall performance that saw them make the next round and in the hindsight, Rani believes the team has improved match-by-match in this prestigious tournament where they have drawn 1-1 to World No.2 England, lost 0-1 to Ireland, drew 1-1 with USA in the Pool Stage followed by a triumphant 3-0 score-line against the Italians.