Asian Games 2023: Harmanpreet, Mandeep hat-tricks see India men's hockey team thump Singapore 16-1

Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian men’s hockey team continued their dominant run in the ongoing 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, with a 16-1 win over Singapore on Tuesday. Follow LIVE: Asian Games Day 3 updates This follows India’s thumping of 16-0 over Uzbekistan just two days back. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (24th, 39th, 40th, 42nd) led from the front, scoring as many as four goals in what was yet another clinical effort from the Indians. All of Harmanpreet’s goals came through penalty corners. Mandeep Singh (12th, 30th, 51st) also netted a hat-trick while Abhishek (51st, 52nd) scored a brace. Lalit Upadhyay (16th), Vivek Sagar Prasad (23rd), Gurjant Singh (22nd), Manpreet Singh (37th) and Shamsher (38th) were the others who were among the goals. Having leaked 14 goals, Singapore, who are ranked a lowly 49th, finally managed to score their first goal of the match, and the tournament, when Zaki Zulkarnain slammed home in the 53rd minute. From being 1-0 up after Mandeep Singh’s 12th-minute strike, India pumped in five goals in the second quarter to take a commanding 6-0 lead going into the halftime. India next face Japan in their third group stage match on Thursday. With inputs from PTI