36 goals, 2 games: India women’s hockey team thrashes Indonesia 17-1 at Asian Games

India’s women’s hockey team continued its goal-scoring spree at the Asian Games 2026, thrashing Indonesia 17-1 in their second Pool B match. After opening their campaign with a 19-0 demolition of Uzbekistan, the Women in Blue have now scored 36 goals in two matches, underlining their dominance in the tournament.Forwards Deepika Sehrawat, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal and Navneet Kaur each scored a hat-trick as India registered their second consecutive win. The victory also saw veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia make history by becoming the most-capped player in Indian women’s hockey, with her 321st senior international appearance.India dominate from the startThe 2023 Asian Games bronze medallists came out firing at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, scoring four goals in the opening quarter before adding five more in the second to take a commanding 9-0 lead at half-time.India maintained the pressure after the break, scoring five more goals in the third quarter and adding…