India Women’s Hockey Team beat New Zealand 2–0 in Auckland to win the FIH Nations Cup 2025-26 and secure Pro League promotion. Navneet Kaur and Sunelita Toppo scored early via penalty corners. India stayed unbeaten, with strong defense led by Savita. Deepika was joint top scorer, and Lalremsiami won Player of the Match.
Auckland: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team was crowned champion of the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup New Zealand 2025-26 after defeating the hosts 2-0 in the final at Auckland on Sunday.
Navneet Kaur (4’) gave India the early lead before Sunelita Toppo (15’) doubled India's advantage. The team produced a stellar defensive display to protect their lead and win the title, which also marked their return to the FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League next season.
Lalremsiami won the 'Player of the Match' award in the final, while Deepika finished as the joint-top scorer in the tournament with six goals to her name – sharing the honours with USA’s Ashley Sessa.
This is India’s second Nations Cup title, having won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2022.
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