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Women's Hockey Asia Cup Highlights: India fall short in final Action - Updates, Blog
Catch all the updates from India's clash against China at the 2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup.
Women's Hockey Asia Cup Highlights: The Indian women’s hockey team finished as runners-up after a 1-4 defeat to China in the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 final in Hangzhou on Sunday.
Navneet Kaur was the lone scorer for India while Zixia Ou (20'), Hong Li (41'), Meirong Zou (51') and Jiaqi Zhong (52') scored for China.
With this win, China gets a direct qualification for the 2026 FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup, to be held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
India, however, will have to go through the qualifiers.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 14 Sep 2025 12:42 PM GMT
Penalty Corner for India!
Early pressure from India pays off. India gets three successive PCs! A good scoring opportunity.
- 14 Sep 2025 12:40 PM GMT
Kick-off!
And we're underway! The final has officially begun. China starting with the ball.
- 14 Sep 2025 12:33 PM GMT
The wait is finally over!
Both teams have entered the turf to a roaring crowd. It's going to be a thrilling final.
Remember, a spot in the 2026 FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup is up for grabs!
- 14 Sep 2025 12:17 PM GMT
The stadium is packed. It's buzzing with energy. The fans are ready and roaring. The teams are ready. Let the game begin!
- 14 Sep 2025 12:03 PM GMT
The rain has subsided and both teams are out warming up. Kick-off at 5:55 PM. Stay with us!
- 14 Sep 2025 11:59 AM GMT
Match delay!
Rain in Hangzhou delays the start by 10 minutes! Stay tuned as we bring you the latest from the Women's Asia Cup.
