Canberra, Dec 8 (UNI) The Indian junior women's team lost its first match of the competition by 1-2 to hosts Australia, but still won the 3-Nations hockey tournament after finishing at top of the points table.
India had seven points from four matches, ahead of hosts Australia on goal difference, with New Zealand finishing third with only three points from their four matches.
In the final match, Gagandeep Kaur scored the solitary goal for India in the 53rd minute to cancel out Abigail Wilson's 15th minute strike. However, the Australian youngster scored yet again in the 56th minute to give her team a 2-1 win.