Hosts maharashtra

Hockey India Senior Women National: Haryana is set to face Jharkhand while Madhya Pradesh will take on Maharashtra in the semis of the 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship scheduled to take place on Friday.

Haryana, the most dominant side in the tournament so far and consisting of 11 international players, reached the quarter-final by defeating Odisha 4-1. Haryana progressed to the knockout round after defeating Assam 15-0 and Le Puducherry 22-0 to top Pool D.

“We won quite comfortably in the group stage but we faltered a little bit in the quarters against Odisha. I think if we can do better defensively and not give away too many penalty corners the way we did in the quarters, we should have a good semi-final. Jharkhand is a wonderful team but if we execute our plans and convert the scoring opportunities we get, I am sure we will do well,” Haryana Coach Azad Singh Malik said ahead of their semis clash against Jharkhand.