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Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh starred with a hat-trick, while Jograj Singh netted the other strike to help the hosts to a 4-3 triumph over their Chinese counterparts.
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The Indian National Men’s Hockey Team opened the Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a win over China as the Men In Blue overturned a goal deficit in Rajgir, Bihar on Friday.
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh starred with a hat-trick, while Jograj Singh netted the other strike to help the hosts to a 4-3 triumph over their Chinese counterparts.
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, along with other notable dignitaries, paid a touching tribute to the legendary Dhyan Chand on the occasion of his birth anniversary ahead of India’s curtain-raiser.
India began the game in positive fashion as the hosts mounted attack after attack on the Chinese altar, but it was te visitors who clinched the lead as they scored he opener through Du Shoihao to take a goal-lead into the end of the first quarter. Jograj put Indian on level terms in the second quarter before Harmanpreet turned the game on its head with his first of the day.
Things took an interesting turn in Q3 as India extended their lead to two thanks to the skipper, before China cut their arrears to make it 3-2. Harmapreet couldn’t believe his luck when his penalty stroke come off the post as he was made to rue his mistake minutes later as China netted their third to claw their way back into the game by restorig parity.
However, Harmanpreet got the telling touch of he game in the final quarter as he put the ball into the net for the third time on the day to complete his hatrtick and help the men in blue to a 4-3 lead, which the hosts held on to complete a memorable win in the continental showpiece.
- Location :
Bihar, India, India
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