Overview

• Australia U21 blanked India 5-0 in the second match, with Makayla Jones scoring a hat-trick and Sami Love and Migaliya Howell adding one each.
• India had opened the tour with a 2-3 defeat, scoring through Lalthantluangi and Sonam after Australia led via Bianca Zurrer, Evie Sransby and Sammy Love.
• Both fixtures were played at Canberra’s National Hockey Centre in a series scheduled for September 26 to October 2.
• The team plans to regroup and sharpen execution after back-to-back losses exposed defensive gaps and finishing issues.
• India next face the Australian U21 side in the third match of the tour on Monday before two games against local club Canberra Chill.