"It is hard to not be 100% emotionally invested" - Fans laud Lalremsiami after Indian women's hockey team beats Canada 3-2 at CWG 2022
India's Lalremsiami scored an all-important third goal for India against Canada to send the Savita Punia-led team into the semi-finals of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG 2022) in Birmingham on Wednesday (August 3).
India needed a win to progress to the semi-finals and Lalremsiami scored in the fourth quarter to help her side to a 3-2 win over Canada. Salima Tete and Navneet Kaur scored the first goals for India while Brienne Stairs and Hannah Haughn restored parity.
India will meet Australia in the semi-finals in a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics quarter-finals which India won.
Deadlocked at 2-2, Lalremsiami scored off a rebound after Gurjit Kaur's initial penalty corner was saved in the defensive melee. The young Indian player was on hand to tap the ball past the Canadian goalkeeper to put India ahead.
Read: Commonwealth Games 2022 India schedule: Full list of events, players, timings in IST and live streaming details
Just two minutes before time, Lalremsiami was injured after a defensive clash with a Canadian player. The Indian player had to be taken out and it remains to be seen if she will be fit for the semi-final clash.
Fans congratulate India and Lalremsiami for wonderful performance
Twitter was ablaze following the result, with Indian hockey fans taking to the social media platform to congratulate the Indian team.
Fans compared the Indian women's hockey team to the sport of cricket and said hockey matches have kept them on tenterhooks most of the time. Some expressed hope that the Indian women's team would do an encore at the Asian Games as well.
Here are some of the reactions:
🏑 #CWG2022Indian hockey matches in Olympic & this commonwealth games made me more tense & fraught combined all cricket matches I've seen. twitter.com/virenrasquinha…
India finished their Group matches with 9 points (3 wins & a loss). Phew! What a match. India storm into Semis of Women's Hockey after beating Canada 3-2 in their final group match.
👉 India finished their Group matches with 9 points (3 wins & a loss).
#Hockey #CWG2022 @TheHockeyIndia
The put you through the wringer but bloody heck it’s hard not to be 100% emotionally invested in this hockey team twitter.com/fih_hockey/sta…
And some happy news coming from the #Birmingham2022CommonwealthGames for India, Hockey women's team in the semifinals by beating #Canada by 3-2, #Judoka #TulikaMan in finals by beating #NZ Sydnee Andrews by Ippon..
#CWG2022 #CWG2022India #CWGindia2022 #CWG #Judo #Birmingham2022
World cup semis
CWG semis
Asia Cup too hopefully
Kudos to the Indian women's hockey team for performing in this year of intense pressure. twitter.com/Sportskeeda/st…
Chak de moment for indian women's hockey team. Reached semis.. 👏👏❤
#CommonwealthGames2022
#IndianWomensHockey #HockeyIndia
Well played Girls. All the way to the semifinals. Mighty Aussie next. Wish @imranirampal was back in team, fully recovered. Been a really long time for the champ to be out of action.
#hockey
Indian 🇮🇳 women #Hockey team kept their cool and nerves to win their match against Canada to reach Semifinals. ✌️
Go for 🥇 girls. 🏑 🔥
#Cheer4India #TeamIndia
#B200 #CWG2022India #commonweathgames2022
🏑🏑🏑
Full Time! #WomenInBlue triumph over Canada in today's match at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, proving that victory and India go well together. 🇮🇳💙🏑🏑🏑
CAN 2:3 IND
#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #B2022 #Birmingham2022 @TheHockeyIndia @OneTeamOneDrea7 https://t.co/Xd0wxWGZrK
What a match that was, what a nail biter and thankfully India Women's Hockey are through to semifinals. What a great display of skills by the ladies. Now all eyes on the India Men's team. #B2022 #CWG2022 #CommonwealthGames
#Hockey #B2022
Lalremsiami shows what she is all about, scoring a goal just out of sheer will, lying on the turf and pushing it past the GK. She gets hurt afterwards but in the end gets the biggest hugs from everyone. @TheHockeyIndia in semis!
@Lalremsiami30 ❤️❤️ https://t.co/rjDsBVUXLQ
Lalremsiami said it was an honor to represent India and play at CWG 2022.
It's always an honour to represent your country #cwg2022 🇮🇳
I just wanted to say I am so excited to be here commonwealth games 2022 Village #cwg2022 so Amazing!😇
#commonwelthgames2022 #birmingham2022commonwealthgames
#birminghamuniversity #indiakagame #hockeyindia #bharat https://t.co/375VO7EzY2
When and where to watch India vs Australia hockey semi-final?
The India vs Australia women's hockey semi-final will be played on Friday, August 5. The match will be played at either 6 pm (IST) or 8 pm (IST), depending on the scheduling.
Sony Pictures Network (SPN) has acquired the broadcasting rights for CWG 2022 in India. Matches will be live on Sony Six, Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3 & Sony Ten 4 channels.
Live streaming will also be available on the Sony LIV app and website.
Also read: CWG 2022: Get to know every member of the Indian Women's Team that won a historic Lawn Bowls gold medal