India vs Thailand in Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024: Player ratings for Indian team after their 13-0 demolition job
In a ruthless display, the Indian women's hockey team pulverized Thailand 13-0 in their third match of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 today (November 14). Deepika was the star of the show, scoring as many as five goals.
However, it wasn't a one-woman show for the home team. The whole team produced a good collective display to leave no room for Thailand to mount any good attacks.
Such was India's dominance that the Thai team didn't manage a single shot on goal and had only two circle penetrations in the entire match.
Let's have a closer look at India's performance against Thailand with the player ratings.
Player ratings for India from their match vs. Thailand in Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024
Sharmila Devi - 7.5/10
In the goal-fest, Sharmila Devi also managed to get on the board, with a strike in the 58th minute. However, it was her creative play in the forward line that was crucial for her team today.
Bichu Devi Kharibam - N/A
There can be no rating for Indian goalkeepers today as they, literally, didn't have to make any saves.
Savita - N/A
The former India captain too didn't need to use any of her skills in today's contest.
Sangita Kumari - 6/10
Sangita would be disappointed by the fact that out of 13 goals, she didn't manage to score even one. However, she was an important part of India's innumerable attacks.
Udita - 7/10
There was just one good opportunity that Thailand had in the entire match when two of their forwards found themselves in the circle with only the goalkeeper ahead of them. On that occasion, Udita made a crucial save, intercepting the cross from the right-hand side and expertly taking the ball out of the circle.
Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke - 5/10
Vaishnavi didn't feature much in today's match. But that was more due to the one-sided nature of the contest.
Lalremsiami - 8/10
Playing in her 150th match, Lalremsiami had a great outing. Not only did she score two goals, she was one of the more active players today in the forward line. She has clearly become a key member of this Indian team.
Jyoti - 6/10
The Indian defender also had a very easy outing as the Indians hardly had to go into a protective mode.
Navneet Kaur - 5/10
Navneet did manage to land an assist for a goal late in the game but she missed a few chances early on in the game. This was uncharacteristic of the Indian forward.
Sushila Chanu - 7/10
Sushila was efficient today, though she too was overshadowed by the dominance of the forwards.
Sunelita Toppo - 5/10
Sunelita too hardly came into the spotlight today.
Salima Tete - 8/10
The India captain showed her amazing skills on several occasions today. Her brilliant dribbling was a treat for the fans.
Neha - 7.5/10
The Indian midfielder was, as usual, very smooth in her work in the midfield and repeatedly provided the ball up the pitch to the forwards for their attacking moves.
Preeti Dubey - 7.5/10
With two goals and numerous other contributions to the team, Preeti had a very good outing. She seems to be another very valuable player for the Indian team.
Manisha Chauhan - 7/10
Manisha helped out the Indian forwards on a few occasions.
Ishika Chaudhary - 5/10
Today was not Ishika's day to shine, as she largely remained untapped.
Beauty Dungdung - 6.5/10
Beauty played her part well in today's game and created some good opportunities for the forwards. Though, there were some lapses too.
Deepika - 9/10
The new goal-scoring machine in the Indian team, Deepika was unstoppable today. Five goals in itself are a big achievement and the fact that she also converted penalty corners shows her versatility.