Tokyo: Saturday's 4-3 win against South Africa in a must-win match came as a new lease of life for the Indian women's hockey team in their quest for a quarterfinal berth in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
Riding on Vandana Katariya's hat-trick Rani Rampal-led side registered its second successive win at the Olympic Games. India won the match against South Korea 4-3. This was India's second successive win at the Olympic Games after their 1-0 win against Ireland.
With two wins from their final two pool matches, India has finished the group stages with six points from five games.
By virtue of this win, India has jumped to the fourth position in Pool A, but Ireland still has a chance to leapfrog the Indians.
India's fate now depends on the outcome of the last Pool A match between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Indians will have to wait till the evening to know their fate. An Ireland loss or a draw will be enough for India to seal their place in the quarterfinals. Both Ireland and India lost three matches each. But India has one match more than the Irish team.
The top four teams from each pool will qualify for the knockout round.
