With the score 3-3 after regulation time, India spurned multiple chances to win the game in the shootout, with Leon Hayward saving Shamsher Singh s decisive penalty.
Smarting from a disappointing performance against Wales and hit further in their gut with in-form midfielder Hardik Singh being ruled out, India will be looking to regain their mojo against an upbeat New Zealand in their crossover game here on Sunday.
India messed up a plethora of chances and a 3-1 lead midway through the third quarter to allow New Zealand to come back and hold them 3-3 in regulation time and then fluffed a few more chances in the shoot-out to lose 4-5 in sudden death in .
A below-par show against debutants Wales denying them a direct quarterfinal berth, hosts India would look to address their attacking woes against a plucky New Zealand for a place in the last-eight stage of the FIH Men s Hockey World Cup on Sunday