CWG 2018 Live Score, India vs New Zealand: India face New Zealand in semfinals. (Source: PTI)
CWG 2018 Live, India vs New Zealand Live Score: A determined India continue their campaign for a Commonwealth Games 2018 gold medal as they face New Zealand in the semifinal on Friday. After a draw against Pakistan in the opening game, Manpreet Singh-led side delivered three victories to avoid hosts Australia in the semifinals. India notched up 4-3 win against Wales, then went on to beat Malaysia 2-1 before managing to outwit England 4-3 in a gripping match on Wednesday. New Zealand, on the other hand, beat Canada, South Africa and Scotland before narrowly losing to Australia.
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India vs New Zealand Live Hockey Semifinal: India play New Zealand in the semifinal of Commonwealth Games 2018.
Highlights
16:00 (IST)13 Apr 2018
India look for equaliser
India's Harmanpreet leads the attack once again but meets NZ defence. Indians come out with more energy in the third quarter and now need to convert this energy into goals.
15:52 (IST)13 Apr 2018
Second half begins
India look for chances to equalise in the third quarter but New Zealand defence stands strong.
15:43 (IST)13 Apr 2018
GOAL! India 1-2 New Zealand.
India get awarded a penalty stroke and the country takes full advantage of the opportunity to score their first goal. Harmanpreet Singh gave India hope as he sent a powerful shot past Joyce to make it 2-1. And with that comes half-time.
15:35 (IST)13 Apr 2018
Free hit
India keep their review after the video referee system shows New Zealand defender pushing an Indian player. India gets free hit
15:30 (IST)13 Apr 2018
Penalty corner to New Zealand
India take a sigh of relief as New Zealand miss their penalty corner. That would have been crisis for the Indian team. India on the counter-attack now.
15:26 (IST)13 Apr 2018
Second quarter begins
India try to catch up to the surging New Zealand clash but no chances created so far. Not how India was expecting to start the match.
15:19 (IST)13 Apr 2018
GOAL! India 0-2 New Zealand
Jenness gives a perfect finish to get the ball past Sreejesh and give New Zealand a 2-0 lead in the first quarter. This will give NZ a lot of confidence early in the game but India need to keep spirits going.
15:12 (IST)13 Apr 2018
GOAL! India 0-1 New Zealand
New Zealand score, take early lead against India in first quarter of the semifinal clash. Poor defending from the men in blue proved India costly as Inglis scores.
15:09 (IST)13 Apr 2018
Penalty Corner
India receive a penalty corner in the fourth minute of the first quarter. But the shot is blocked by the opponents as India fail to take early lead. No Rupinder to take India's PC today.
15:06 (IST)13 Apr 2018
Semifinal clash underway
India vs New Zealand semifinal clash is underway. The two teams have faced each other recently in a tour where India beat New Zealand twice. India will hope to ride on that.
14:59 (IST)13 Apr 2018
India starting XI
Here is the Starting XI for team India in the semifinal: Harmanpreet Singh, Kothajit Singh, Manpreet Singh (C), Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, PR Sreejesh (GK), Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Chinglensana Singh, Amit Rohidas
14:57 (IST)13 Apr 2018
India vs New Zealand
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Indian hockey team's semifinal match against New Zealand in the Commonwealth Games 2018 on Friday. Both the teams have seen three wins and one loss in their group matches and now face each other in hope of final spot.
India vs New Zealand in CWG semifinal.
India will be confident against New Zealand in the semifinal of Commonwealth Games 2018 after outwitting England 4-3 to avoid hosts Australia in the final Pool B encounter. India also derive hope from their recent New Zealand tour where they beat their opponents twice. However, captain Manpreet Singh warned that that was a different event and not to read too much into those wins. "Yes, we have played them recently and are aware of their game as much as they are aware of ours. But that was a different event, and this is a different event and I am sure they will also come into the match with a winning mindset. We just want to stick to our game and ensure there are no unforced errors."
CWG 2018 Live Score, India vs New Zealand: India face New Zealand in semfinals. (Source: PTI)
India vs New Zealand in CWG semifinal.
Highlights
India's Harmanpreet leads the attack once again but meets NZ defence. Indians come out with more energy in the third quarter and now need to convert this energy into goals.
India look for chances to equalise in the third quarter but New Zealand defence stands strong.
India get awarded a penalty stroke and the country takes full advantage of the opportunity to score their first goal. Harmanpreet Singh gave India hope as he sent a powerful shot past Joyce to make it 2-1. And with that comes half-time.
India keep their review after the video referee system shows New Zealand defender pushing an Indian player. India gets free hit
India take a sigh of relief as New Zealand miss their penalty corner. That would have been crisis for the Indian team. India on the counter-attack now.
India try to catch up to the surging New Zealand clash but no chances created so far. Not how India was expecting to start the match.
Jenness gives a perfect finish to get the ball past Sreejesh and give New Zealand a 2-0 lead in the first quarter. This will give NZ a lot of confidence early in the game but India need to keep spirits going.
New Zealand score, take early lead against India in first quarter of the semifinal clash. Poor defending from the men in blue proved India costly as Inglis scores.
India receive a penalty corner in the fourth minute of the first quarter. But the shot is blocked by the opponents as India fail to take early lead. No Rupinder to take India's PC today.
India vs New Zealand semifinal clash is underway. The two teams have faced each other recently in a tour where India beat New Zealand twice. India will hope to ride on that.
Here is the Starting XI for team India in the semifinal: Harmanpreet Singh, Kothajit Singh, Manpreet Singh (C), Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, PR Sreejesh (GK), Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Chinglensana Singh, Amit Rohidas
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Indian hockey team's semifinal match against New Zealand in the Commonwealth Games 2018 on Friday. Both the teams have seen three wins and one loss in their group matches and now face each other in hope of final spot.