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Less than 10 days are left for the beginning of month-long highly-competitive Commonwealth Games 2022, and the hockey players along with fans are expecting to witness yet another successful outing. The enormous success at Tokyo Olympics has boosted the confidence of Indian men's hockey team as the squad is gearing up for another medal.
Preview:
The Indian team which won a historic Olympic bronze after a wait of 41-years, has made significant improvement under Australian Graham Reid. India's best result came in 2010 at home (New Delhi) when they were runner-up in Glasgow in 2014. After clinching bronze at Tokyo Olympics, players have maintained their top-performance at FIH's Pro League by finishing third behind Belgium and Netherland. Meanwhile, Women in Blue will hope to better their performance by clinching a podium finish after underwhelming showing at the 2022 World Cup.
Group Table:
Men/ Women
Group A: India, England, Canada, Wales and Ghana
Group B: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland, Kenya
Schedule:
Women:
Day 1- Friday, 29th July
Time: 1:30 pm-5 pm IST
New Zealand vs Kenya
South Africa vs Scotland
Time: 6:30 pm-10 pm IST
India vs Ghana
Canada vs Wales
Day 2- Saturday, 30th July
Time: 6:30 pm-10 pm IST
Australia vs Kenya
England vs Ghana
Time: 11:30 pm-3 am IST
India vs Wales
New Zealand vs Scotland
Day 3- Sunday, 31st July
Time: 11:30 pm-3 am IST
Canada vs England
South Africa vs Australia
Day 4- Monday, 1st August
Time: 1:30 pm-5 pm IST
Wales vs Ghanaa
Scotland vs Kenya
Day 5- Tuesday, 2nd August
Time: 1:30 pm-5 pm IST
New Zealand vs Australia
Ghana vs Canada
Time: 6:30 pm-10 pm IST
India vs England
Kenya vs South Africa
Day 6- Wednesday, 3rd August
Time: 1:30 pm-5 pm IST
Australia vs Scotland
Canada vs India
Day 7- Thursday, 4th August
Time: 1:30 pm-5 pm IST
South Africa vs New Zealand
England vs Wales
Day 8- Friday, 5th August
Time: 1:30 pm-5 pm IST
Classification Match 9 vs 10
Classification Match 7 vs 8
Time: 10:30 pm-3 am IST
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Day 9- Sunday, 7th August
Time: 1:30 pm- 6 pm IST
Classification Match 5 vs 6
Women's Bronze Medal Match (Semi-Final 1 runner-up vs Semi-Final 2 runner-up)
Time: 7:30 pm- 12:30 IST
Women's Gold Medal Match
Women's Medal ceremony
Men's Hockey:
Day 1- Friday, 29th July
Time: 11:30 pm-3 am IST
England vs Ghana
New Zealand vs Scotland
Day 2- Saturday, 30th July
Time: 1:30 pm- 5 pm IST
South Africa vs Pakistan
Canada vs Wales
Day 3- Sunday, 31st July
Time: 1:30 pm-5 pm IST
New Zealand vs Pakistan
Australia vs Scotland
Time: 6:30 pm-10 pm IST
England vs Wales
India vs Ghana
Day 4- Monday, 1st August
Time: 6:30 pm- 10 pm IST
Scotland vs South Africa
England vs India
Time: 11:30 pm-3 am IST
Ghana vs Canada
New Zealand vs Australia
Day 5- Wednesday, 3rd August
Time: 6:30 pm-10 pm IST
Canada vs India
Wales vs Ghana
Time: 11:30 pm-3 am IST
Pakistan vs Scotland
South Africa vs Australia
Day 6- Thursday, 4th August
Time: 6:30 pm-10 pm IST
India vs Wales
Canada vs England
Time: 11:30 pm-3 am IST
South Africa vs New Zealand
Australia vs Pakistan
Day 7- Saturday, 6th August
Time: 1:30 pm-6 pm IST
Classification Match 9 vs 10
Classification Match 7 vs 8
Time: 10:30 pm-3 am IST
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Day 8- Sunday, 7th August
Time: 7:30 pm-12:30 pm IST
Classification Match 5 vs 6
Day 9- Monday, 8th August
Time: 1:30 pm-4 pm IST
Men's Bronze Medal Match (Semi-Final 1 runner-up vs Semi-Final 2 runner-up)
Time: 5 pm-7:30 pm IST
Men's Gold Medal Match
Men's Medal Ceremony
Squad:
Women:
Goalkeepers: Savita (captain), Rajani Etimarpu
Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka (vice captain), Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita
Midfielders: Nisha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Neha, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Salima Tete
Forwards: Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi, Sangita Kumari
Men:
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
Defenders: Varun Kumar, Surendar Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilakanta Sharma.
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek
Where to watch the live broadcast of the hockey matches at CWG 2022?
Sony Sports Network will provide a live TV broadcast of the hockey matches.
Where can one watch the live streaming of the hockey matches at CWG 2022?
Sony Liv will provide the live streaming of the hockey matches.
Where to tune in for the latest updates?
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