Indian men, women teams suffer identical 2-3 defeats to Great Britain

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The Indian women's hockey team went down fighting 2-3 to Great Britain in their FIH Pro League match here on Sunday, extending their run of losses to eight matches.

India thus ended their Pro League season with a heartbreaking defeat to the home team, having played well for the majority of the match before Grace Baldson's (56' and 58') quick-fire brace snatched victory for Great Britain.

Lalremsiami scored a field goal for India in the 14th minute after Watson Charlotte put Britain in lead with her third minute strike. Kaur Navneet (23rd min) was the other scorer for India.

Meanwhile, India men went down 2-3 against Great Britain. Sukhjeet Singh (19th min) and Harmanpreet Singh (36th min) scored for India, while Roper Phil (1st min), Waller Jack (37th min) and Forsyth Alan (50th min) netted for Great Britain.

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