An unbeaten India women’s side were kept quiet by England as the two teams went into half time at 0-0 in their final Pool D match of the Women’s Hockey World Cup on Thursday.
India thrashed South Africa 6-1 in their last match while also holding Olympic medallists China in the opener. Due to those results, a draw will be enough for the women in blue to make their way to the next round.
India are currently second of the table in Pool D with 4 points with China topping the table with 7 points. England, meanwhile, have 3 points and only a win here can take them through.
India will be wary of the attacking threat that England possess, having lost to the same team 2-0 in the World Cup qualifiers in Hyderabad earlier this year. England’s 4-0 win over South Africa underlined their attacking threat, although they subsequently lost 2-4 to China.