India’s women’s hockey team beat Indonesia 17-1 at the Asian Games on Monday, September 21, with Deepika and Rutuja shining.
The win followed a 19-0 win over Uzbekistan in the opener, in which Deepika scored eight goals.
Six of Deepika’s eight goals in that match came from penalty corners.
The Indian men, the defending champions, beat Indonesia 13-1 in their opener.
The Games are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The Indian women’s hockey team began its Asian Games 2026 campaign with a 19-0 win over Uzbekistan on Sunday, September 20.
Deepika scored eight goals in that match, including six penalty corner conversions.
Ishika, Lalthantluangi, Sakshi and Navneet were among the other scorers as India ran up the score.
On Monday, September 21, the women’s team followed up with a 17-1 win over Indonesia, with Deepika and Rutuja among those who shone.
The Indian men’s team, the defending champions, began their title defence with a 13-1 win over Indonesia on September 20.
Dilpreet Singh scored four goals in the men’s match, at the 18th, 19th, 37th and 49th minutes.
Shilanand Lakra scored twice, at the 6th and 35th minutes, and Sukhjeet Singh scored twice, at the 38th and 48th minutes.
The women’s team are the defending bronze medallists at the Asian Games.
The women are in Pool B and the men in Pool A of the Asian Games hockey tournament.
India’s women’s hockey team played the Monday match at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.
The men’s and women’s teams both started with heavy wins, which can help in pool standings if goal difference is used to separate teams.
The Asian Games are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, 2026.
Big scorelines at this stage reflect the gap between India and lower-ranked teams in the pool, and stronger opponents are expected later in the tournament.
Indian women’s hockey team (file photo), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
