India thrashed South Africa 6-1 for their biggest Women's Hockey World Cup win, moving top of Pool D and strengthening their qualification hopes.

India enjoy an all-win record against South Africa in women's hockey. A win today will help the Indian team to edge closer to a top two finish in Pool D of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026.

The evolving rivalry between India and South Africa is defined by a fascinating contrast of styles, pitting India’s rapid, fluid transitions and penalty corner proficiency against South Africa's gritty,

Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav reflected on the team’s performance, praising the bowlers’ efforts but acknowledging that losing too many wickets in the powerplay hurt the chase. He emphasised learning from the experience, building small partnerships ...

India and South Africa know each other well! The two sides met in the final of the 50-over World Cup in 2025, where India emerged victorious at DY Patil Stadium on November 2. Now both sides will renew that rivalry in an entirely different format when ...

With England currently leading Pool D following a dominant 4-0 victory over South Africa, and India tied alongside China on 1 point apiece after an opening 2-2 draw, the qualification architecture mak

Followers of hockey of a certain vintage would remember that it was South Africa who denied Indian women their first visit to an Olympics in 32 years. In the qualifying tournament in Delhi, they beat the home team 3-1 in a winner-takes-all clash in 2012.