21st CWG: Indian men's and women's hockey round-up
What's the story
There was a lot of joy for India as both the women's and men's hockey teams rose high to clinch victories in their respective matches.
At the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast, the men's team clinched a thrilling 4-3 victory against Wales.
Indian eves earlier had stunned England 2-1.
Here is our report of these matches.
Thrilling affair
India rally around dramatically to stop Wales
India scored two goals in the dying minutes to snatch a thriller against Wales.
India went ahead 2-1 at half-time in the men's Pool B encounter.
In the 2nd half, Wales equalized through Gareth Furlong, before India went ahead in the 56th minute.
Furlong scored his hat-trick from a penalty corner to make it 3-3.
In the 58th minute SV Sunil hit the winner.
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What a match!
FT. India overpower a resilient Welsh team in the final minutes of their second game in the @GC2018 Commonwealth Games to register a thrilling first win in the competition on 8th April.#INDvWAL #IndiaKaGame #HallaHockeyKa #GC2018 #GC2018Hockey pic.twitter.com/l62fZC91O8
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 8, 2018
Special win
Indian eves stun England 2-1
Indian eves stunned Olympic champions England 2-1 on Sunday.
Rani Rampal's side came back from behind to beat the favourites and earn their 2nd win in three games.
India are second in Pool A and they will be eager to qualify for the semis.
For India, Gurjit Kaur and Navneet Kaur scored after Alexandra Danson had got England ahead inside the first minute.
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2-1 win for Rani Rampal & Co.
FT. The Indian Eves stage a terrific comeback after trailing by a goal to beat England 2-1 in their third match at the @GC2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia and secure the top position in Pool A on 8th April 2018.#IndiaKaGame #HallaHockeyKa #GC2018 #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/7kKNni9mo1
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 8, 2018