The Indian hockey team dominated possession, created enough space and chances and yet fell short of a prize they coveted so much. At 1-1 after the end of regulation time in the Champions Trophy final here, both teams went into a shoot-out.

The form of India captain Sreejesh suggested that the Indians would claim their first Champions Trophy title in its final edition. But disaster struck as Aussie 'keeper Lovell Tyler denied Sardar Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Lalit Upadhyay. Australia won the shoot-out 3-1, its 15th Champions Trophy in 36 appearances.