Young striker Deepika turned out to be the star once again with a fine reverse hit goal as India retained their women's Asian Champions Trophy title after edging past Olympic silver medallist China l-0 in a pulsating final here wednesday.
Deepika scored the winner for India from a penalty corner in the 31st minute to finish as the tournament's highest goal getter with ll strikes.
India had earlier stunned China 3-0 in the league stages of the tournament.
It was India's third ACT title after winning the top honours in 2016 and 2023.
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