Speaking about the Imphal win, the second time Maharashtra had clinched the Games title, coach Satinder Walia said, ``The girls played really well, and lost only one match, during the league phase, to hosts Manipur. That too because we had lent three players to Manipur before our team was finalised. If all of them had played for us, Maharashtra would have been pretty invincible.''

The win vindicated the tough stand taken by Bombay Hockey Women's Association (BWHA), which had prayed, and was granted, a right to select the team ahead of the Women's Hockey Association of Maharashtra. This was the first time the selection trial was held solely in Mumbai -- the previouswin for Maharashtra, in the second edition of the Games, was after two teams, one each from rivals WHAM and BWHA, landed in Kerala, forcing a compromise team at the last minute.

The probables from Mumbai are Helen Mary (CR, goalkeeper), Sylvinia Toppo, Laxmi Shree, Shina Kispotta and Paulina Surin (all WR). Helen Mary and LAxmi Shree were members of the silver medallist Bangkok Asian Games squad.