~Sukhveer Kaur, Kanika Siwach, Sunelita Toppo and Ishika scored goals for India ~
Canberra, 2 October 2025: The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team suffered a narrow 4-5 loss to Canberra Chill in its last match in the Australia Tour, at the National Hockey Centre, Canberra. For India, the goals came from Sukhveer Kaur (6′), Kanika Siwach (42′), Sunelita Toppo (54′) and Ishika (57′) while for Canberra Chill, Canhess Lauren Yee (12′, 19′), Canhess Josie Lawton (24′), Hunter Baldwin (28′) and Amukawton (34′) were the goalscorers.
India took an early lead thanks to a penalty corner goal by Sukhveer Kaur in the sixth minute. Minutes later, Canhess Lauren Yee did well to score back-to-back field goals in the 12th and 19th minute respectively to claim the lead. Canhess Josie Lawton and Hunter Baldwin too scored field goals for Canberra Chill in the 24th minute and 28th minute respectively in the second quarter to increase their advantage. The third quarter saw Canberra Chill score their fifth and final goal in the 34th minute courtesy of a penalty corner converted by Amukawton.
For India, Kanika Siwach scored through a penalty corner in the 42nd minute as the visitors attempted to bounce back in the game. In the final quarter, Sunelita Toppo and Ishika scored through penalty corners in the 54th and 57th minute respectively but couldn’t find the equaliser in time and suffered an unfortunate loss to conclude their tour of Australia.
