Haridwar, Feb. 12 -- Madhya Pradesh secured a match with Haryana in the women's hockey final at the 38th National Games 2025 at the Vandana Katariya Hockey Stadium in Haridwar on Wednesday.

MP and Maharashtra played out a 1-1 draw at the end of regular time. Aishwarya Dubey (6') and Nilanjali Rai (43') scored off penalty corners for their respective sides on Wednesday. Madhya Pradesh won the match 4-1 in shootout, as per a press release from 38th National Games.

Meanwhile, Haryana defeated Jharkhand 2-1 in the second semi-final match of the women's event. Kanika Siwach opened the scoring for Haryana in the eighth minute and captain Rani converted a penalty corner in the 26th minute. Jharkhand captain Albela Rani Toppo found the back of ...