India beats Japan 3-1 to win FIH Series Finals

Rani Rampal scored a goal, while Gurjit Kaur scored a brace to lead India to victory.

Hiroshima: India clinched the women's FIH Series Finals hockey tournament by beating hosts Japan 3-1 in the summit clash here Sunday.

• FT: IND 3-1 JPN
  
  The Indian Eves held their nerves in a nail-biting contest against Japan as Gurjit's brace guided them to a remarkable victory in the Final!#IndiaKaGame #FIHSeriesFinals #RoadToTokyo #INDvJPN pic.twitter.com/d9T2QllmGe

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  FT: IND 3-1 JPN
  
  The Indian Eves held their nerves in a nail-biting contest against Japan as Gurjit's brace guided them to a remarkable victory in the Final!#IndiaKaGame #FIHSeriesFinals #RoadToTokyo #INDvJPN pic.twitter.com/d9T2QllmGe

  — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 23, 2019

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  FT: IND 3-1 JPN
  
  The Indian Eves held their nerves in a nail-biting contest against Japan as Gurjit's brace guided them to a remarkable victory in the Final!#IndiaKaGame #FIHSeriesFinals #RoadToTokyo #INDvJPN pic.twitter.com/d9T2QllmGe

  — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 23, 2019

The Indian women eked put a hard fought win over the Asian champions at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium.

• Captain Rani Rampal gave India the lead in the 3rd minute before drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur struck twice (45th and 60th minutes) late in the match to set up the win.
• Kanon Mori scored the lone goal for Japan in the 11th minute.

The Indian women's team has already secured its place in the final round of the 2020 Olympics qualifiers after entering the final of this tournament.