India suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the crossover match against New Zealand via a penalty shootout at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. India were in control of the game for the first three quarters but they failed to hold the nerves in the final quarter as New Zealand found a late equaliser for a 3-3 stalemate at the full time on Sunday.
It was a shocking defeat for India who started the match as favourites being the higher-ranked side than New Zealand. The Men in Blue failed to hold the two-goal cushion for a longer period of time throughout the match as a result New Zealand kept the Indian team on their toes.
India fail to qualify for quarter-finals, lose to New Zealand in penalty shootout
