India beat Wales by 4-2 on January 19 to end in second place in Pool D. India will now play a cross-over match in opposition to New Zealand to e-book a berth for a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Cup 2023.

India gained the higher hand in the second half with targets from Shamsher and Akashdeep however a lapse in defence noticed the Welsh staff tie the sport performed at Kalinga stadium.

Akashdeep rallied previous the Wales defenders to give India the lead once more in the ultimate quarter. Harmanprret Singh discovered the again of the online in the final minute to safe a 4-2 win.

India had a tall job forward of them as they wanted to triumph by eight targets to leapfrog England in the standings of Pool D in the event that they had been to advance straight to the quarterfinals with out having to undergo the crossovers.

Wales, although, proved they weren’t pushovers and performed strongly in the primary half, warding off India till the 22nd minute.

After Harmanpreet’s tried drag flick was blocked by the Welsh first rusher, Shamsher in the end put India forward with a thunderous hit. India scored one objective in the primary half, which diminished their probabilities of topping the group.

The first objective of the second half got here from India by Akashdeep, early in the third quarter.
However, as India sought extra targets, Wales had an opportunity to launch their very own counterattacks. As the third quarter got here to a conclusion, Wales breached the Indian defence efficiently twice to shock the spectators and tie the sport going into the final 15 minutes.

The Indian viewers got here to life at the start of the fourth quarter after Akashdeep added a second spectacular objective to restore India’s lead.

In the final minute of play, Indian captain Harmanpreet scored his first objective of the event after India gained a penalty nook. Wales substituted an outfield participant for his or her goalkeeper.

India’s second-place end in Pool D means they are going to now play New Zealand, who got here third in Pool C in the crossovers, for a spot in the quarterfinals. Akashdeep Singh was awarded participant of the match for his two gorgeous targets.

“We weren’t very good in the first half in terms of executing our plans, but the second half was better. Thank you to all the fans who turned up and please keep supporting us just like this,” expressed the Indian participant.

(with inputs from ANI)