India 0-0 England Live Score, FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers Final: Women In Blue On The Charge In Hyderabad

Some frenetic back-and-forth shows the teams trying to force openings but not entirely succeeding, leading to attritional play. This is setting up as a real battle of equals.

It was a foot, indeed and India get the penalty corner. The in-form Navneet Kaur lines up for the drag flick and her shot is blocked by a supine English goalie. The Women In Blue miss out on an early opportunity.

It's a bustling start to the match as India surge ahead and make a circle entry early doors, appealing for a penalty corner as they believe the ball caught an English foot. They take the referral and replays are being looked at by the third umpire.

The teams stride out to the pitch. Salima Tete wins the coin toss and decides to start with the ball in the first quarter. The national anthems of two nations are now being renditioned, and the match is about to begin very soon.

In the earlier match of the evening, Scotland have secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Italy to finish third and qualify for the FIH Women's World Cup. Amy Costello scored the only goal of the game.

This is how India line up for tonight's big match against England:

Goalkeepers: Bansari Solanki, Bichu Devi Kharibam
Defenders: Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Nikki Pradhan, Manisha Chauhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary
Midfielders: Salima Tete, Neha, Sunelita Toppo, Sakshi Rana, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Rutaja Dadaso Pisal, Deepika Soreng
Forwards: Navneet Kaur, Ishika, Lalremsiami, Beauty Dungdung, Baljeet Kaur, Annu

Pushback will be around 7:35pm IST. The India vs England, FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers final will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in the country.

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us this Saturday for some more hockey action. India face England in the final of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers, with a World Cup spot already sealed. Stay with us for the build-up and live updates.