The Indian team can stand tall with their heads held high. Proud of the boys. You played your hearts out @TheHockeyIndia #HCT2016— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) June 17, 2016
India's Harmanpreet Singh wins the Young player of the tournament award.
FT: Heartbreak for India as we go down to the @Kookaburras in the shootout of the Hero #HCT2016 Finals. pic.twitter.com/iywHlUAkQP— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 17, 2016
Hard luck guys! Super show! @TheHockeyIndia @raghuhock @16Sreejesh #RoadToRio #HCT2016 #silvermedal— Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) June 17, 2016
Champions Trophy Hockey Final: India lose 1-3 to Australia in penalty shootout to settle for sliver medal.
Australia scores one more to make it 3-1. Surinder misses one. Australia beat India
Sreejesh saves one to give India a lifeline. Harmanpreet scores. Australia 2-1 India.
Australia gets a retake on referral and score. Australia 2-0 India.
Uthappa misses but Sreejesh blocks one. Australia 1-0 India.
Australia score. Uthappa misses. Australia 1-0 India.
Champions Trophy Hockey Final: India 0-0 Australia at full time. Match goes into shootout.
Just one minute remaining.
Hero #HCT2016 umpire managers wondering if this may go to a shootout!! #BestOfTheBest pic.twitter.com/cdWbpfz0xz— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) June 17, 2016
Just 5 mins to go & the final thrust is on! Get behind the Men in Blue in their bid to create to history! IND 0-0 AUS #IndvsAus #HCT2016— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 17, 2016
Last I saw India play Aus was during the Hockey World Cup where Aus decimated India. But tonight in under 6 minutes to go scoreline is 0-0:)— Rahul Mehra (@TheRahulMehra) June 17, 2016
Penalty corner for Australia and PR Sreejesh makes another save. It is still foes goalless.
79 per cent possession for India so far in the match against Australia. That's huge.
7 min to full time. IND 0 - 0 AUS #HCT2016 final #hockey— Jaspreet Sahni (@jaspreet_sahni) June 17, 2016
India still looking for that goal to win a historic gold medal but they look in control and are putting pressure on the Aussies.
Q3 comes to a close with this Gold Medal tie still hanging in the balance! India have it all to do in Q4!IND 0-0 AUS#IndvsAus #HCT2016— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 17, 2016
End of 3rd quarter: India 0-0 Australia.
Australia get another yellow card. They are down to eight men now. Big advantage for India to finally take the lead.
Haste continues to make waste in #HCT2016 final. India miss 5th PC. IND 0 - 0 AUS. In rotal 14 futile PCs in the game so far. #hockey— Jaspreet Sahni (@jaspreet_sahni) June 17, 2016
Penalty corner to India. Another penalty corner, India attacking profusely now. Good saves from Australia on both occasions. India 0-0 Australia.
Australia are down to 10 men.
Another penalty corner for Australia and PR Sreejesh saves it again for India. Still 0-0.
Hero #HCT2016 3rd 1/4 has just started! Who will win this one? @Kookaburras @TheHockeyIndia— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) June 17, 2016
The second half kicks off.
Final hombres ???? #hct2016 ???????? vs ???????? https://t.co/ATPvGukhJF— Carla Dupuy (@Carladupuy) June 17, 2016
India enter the break still on level terms vs @Kookaburras in the final of the #HCT2016! #IndvsAus #BestOfTheBest pic.twitter.com/baL3BPIsCX— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 17, 2016
Hero #HCT2016 End of the 2nd 1/4 the score remains @Kookaburras 0 @TheHockeyIndia 0 #BestOfTheBest pic.twitter.com/UvtVMMa2xm— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) June 17, 2016
Goalless at halftime in the #HCT2016 #INDvAUS final despite 10 PCs in 30 min. 7 for AUS, 3 for IND. Nerves? #hockey— Jaspreet Sahni (@jaspreet_sahni) June 17, 2016
End of first-half: India 0-0 Australia.
What a ball from Uthappa and it's penalty corner for India. That was very close. India lose the referral but get a free kick.
SAVE! @16Sreejesh pulls off couple of brilliant quickfire saves to keep the scores: IND 0-0 AUS!#IndvsAus #HCT2016 pic.twitter.com/dTpobcHtQn— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 17, 2016
Brilliant defending from VR Raghunath as he cover s the line to block a very good chance from Australia. Sixth penalty corner for Australia and another great save from Sreejesh.
@BCCI Hope you are watching your Hockey boys play the final of the Hero #HCT2016 in London! #BestOfTheBest pic.twitter.com/IkJU3PoWZD— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) June 17, 2016
AUS awarded s stroke in Q2 but it's pushed wide. A big escape for IND. #hockey final #hockey— Jaspreet Sahni (@jaspreet_sahni) June 17, 2016
Australia get an early penalty corner in the 2nd half. penalty stroke for Australia. It was a penalty stroke for Australia but they miss it. Still goalless.
End of 1st quarter: India 0-0 Australia.
First penalty corner for India. ANother penalty corner for India. Both penalty corners saved bu Australia.
1:00pm First penalty corner of the match goes to Australia. Ball hits VR Ragahunath on the leg and it's another penalty corner. Brilliant save from Sreejesh but Australia get another penalty corner. Sreejesh saves again. Brilliant goalkeeping fron Sreejesh as India save four penalty corners in a row.
Great run from Mandeep Singh and India were very close to get the lead. Uthappa misses the target. Good move from India.
Here's how the Men in Blue have lined for tonight's Gold Medal clash vs @Kookaburras!#HCT2016 #BestOfTheBest pic.twitter.com/cVEVyjtDJk— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 17, 2016
Attacking start from Australia but India make a good comeback with SV Sunil to take the ball back. He along with Mandeep and Harmanpreet have been very impressive for Indian in the tournament.
Hero #HCT2016 coin toss before the big Final!!!! @Kookaburras v @TheIndiaHockey pic.twitter.com/CETTITbIdA— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) June 17, 2016
The last & the only CT medal for India was a bronze in 1982. Historic end to a jinx of 34 years beckons Indian #hockey today.#HCT2016 final— Jaspreet Sahni (@jaspreet_sahni) June 17, 2016
Let's all cheer for our team tonite @TheHockeyIndia in the finals of #HCT2016 pic.twitter.com/Ks2opaNOMq— Sardar Singh (@imsardarsingh8) June 17, 2016
WATCH what the two captains in today's final had to say about the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy! #HCT2016https://t.co/nwbESpyLBi— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) June 17, 2016
12:15pm Hello and welcome to the live updates of Champions Trophy hockey final. India and Australia battle it out for the gold medal. The match starts in 30 minutes. Stay tuned for all live updates.
Indian hockey team will play a historic match against Australia on Saturday as they play their maiden final in the Champions Trophy hockey.
India's only podium finish until now was a bronze medal won way back in 1982 at Amsterdam. India will have to thank Britain, who rallied from a two goal deficit to hold Belgium 3-3 in a cliffhanger last evening.
India lost 2-4 against the title favourites Kookaburras in their last round robin encounter.
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