Rutaja Pisal scored four goals while Deepika Soreng struck thrice as India hammered New Zealand 11-1 to enter the semifinals of the FIH Women's Hockey5s World Cup in Muscat.

Coming off their heartbreaking loss to Australia in a controversial semifinal, India showed the intent to wrap up their campaign with a win and earn a podium finish.

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A wasteful India lost 3-4 to New Zealand in their final Pool B match but still qualified for the crossovers of the FIH Women's World Cup as the third best team from their group in Amstelveen on Thursday.

So far, India have drawn both of their games 1-1 against England and China, respectively

Women's Hockey World Cup: India will next face off against New Zealand in their third Pool B game on Thursday. It will be a must-win contest for the Indian team to make it to the quarter-finals.

India concluded their five-match tour of New Zealand on a high, beating the hostss 3-0.

The Indian women's hockey team had also lost to New Zealand and Ireland in the previous pool games. They will take on Japan in the quarter-final on Thursday.

India went down 0-1 to hosts New Zealand with Olivia Merry scoring the lone goal of the match