Women’s junior Asia Cup: India maul Uzbekistan 22-0 in opening match

Kakamighara: Annu slammed a double hat-trick as India started their campaign in the women’s Junior Asia Cup on an emphatic note with a 22-0 thrashing of a lowly Uzbekistan, on Saturday. Annu (13th, 29th, 30th, 38th, 43rd, 51st) was the star performer for India, while Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (3rd, 56th); Mumtaz Khan (6th, 44th, 47th, 60th); Sunelita Toppo (17th, 17th); Manju Chorsiya (26th), Deepika Soreng (18th, 25th), Deepika (32nd, 44th, 46th, 57th), and Neelam (47th) were the others on target. India began attacking the Uzbekistan citadel from the onset and took an early lead when Vaishnavi (3rd) converted a penalty corner. Mumtaz doubled India’s lead three minutes later with a field strike. Annu added to the team’s tally by netting a goal as the opening quarter ended with India enjoying a 3-0 lead. The second quarter was no different as India continued to dominate the proceedings and scored goals at will through Sunelita, Manju, Deepika and Anu, thus enjoying a commanding 10-0 lead at half-time. The script was the same after the change of ends as Deepika netted one through penalty corner while Annu struck two more to help India take a 13-0 lead. Mumtaz and Deepika scored in the dying moments of the third quarter to make it 15-0. It was one-way traffic as India pumped in seven more goals in the final quarter. India will next play Malaysia in their second pool game on 5 June. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.