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* Indian Women Hockey Team will tour Australia for a five-match series.
* India will play Australia in the first three games of the series, followed by two matches against Australia A.
* All the matches will be played at MATE Stadium in Adelaide.
* India will play their opening match of the tour on the May 18 before playing back-to-back games on the May 20 and 21.
* The visitors will then compete against Australia A on the May 25 and 27.
* The Australian women hockey team is currently ranked third in the world, while the Indian team is ranked eighth.
* The tour will serve as a warm-up event for the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will take place in September-October this year.
* Ace Odisha defender Deep Grace Ekka has been named as the vice-captain of a 20-member Indian Women Hockey Team for the Australia tour.
* Deep is the only player from Odisha to have been selected in the National team, which will be led by goalie Savita Punia.