Asian Champions Trophy: Dilpreet Singh’s Hat-Trick Helps India Men’s Hockey Team Trounce Bangladesh 9-0

Striker Dilpreet Singh struck a hat-trick as defending champions and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist India thrashed hosts Bangladesh 9- to sign-up their very first earn in the Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament on Wednesday. Dilpreet (12th, twenty second and forty fifth) scored three industry plans for India, even though Jarmanpreet Singh (thirty third, 43rd) struck a brace from penalty corners. In between, Lalit Upadhayay (twenty eighth) deflected in a variation from vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh’s flick from a penalty corner. Akashdeep Singh (54th) also uncovered the web from a industry exertion ahead of Mandeep Mor scored his debut aim for the nation from a set piece in the fifty fifth minute.

If that was not sufficient, Harmanpreet also put his name on the rating-sheet, beautifully converting India’s 13th penalty corner in the 57th minute.

Participating in their very first tournament with some new players following the historic Tokyo Olympics marketing campaign, the Manpreet Singh-led India experienced before drawn two-two in opposition to Korea in their tournament opener on Tuesday.

India will following engage in arch-rivals Pakistan in the spherical-robin stage on Friday.

Held to a attract by Korea in their lung-opener, the Indians arrived out with function in opposition to lowly Bangladesh and controlled the proceedings in the total very first two quarters.

From the onset, India attacked frequently and in the course of action secured as many as 8 penalty corners but could make use of just a person.

Bangladesh played the waiting sport and defended nicely with their goalkeeper Abu Nippon shining shiny in set piece situations.

Bangladesh’s stout defending could be gauged from the reality that India secured as many as 8 penalty corners in the very first 12 minutes but the Olympic bronze-medallists unsuccessful to breach the opponent’s backline.

Seconds later on, Dilpreet ultimately gave India the direct with a industry strike following receiving a go from skipper Manpreet from outdoors the circle.

The second quarter continued in the exact vein and India doubled their direct courtesy a defensive lapse from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh skipper Ashraful Islam was at fault as his wayward go within their own circle resulted in a totally free strike for India and Sumit Walmiki was brief to spot an unmarked Dilpreet within the circle. The notify striker fantastically acquired the ball and slammed it into the significantly put up with a reverse strike.

In the twenty eighth minute, India tripled their direct when Lalit deflected in Harmanpreet’s variation from a penalty corner.

India prolonged their direct minutes following the modify of finishes when Jarmanpreet scored from a penalty corner.

Jarmanpreet was bang on focus on from a different penalty corner variation in the 43rd minute ahead of Dilpreet scored his 3rd aim of the day two minutes later on.

The match was a wholly a person-sided affair as India mounted attacks following attacks on the Bangladesh aim.

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Back into the group following staying dismissed from the Tokyo Olympics squad, Akashdeep answered his critics with a beautiful reverse strike industry strike in the 54th minute.

A minute later on, Mandeep scored his very first aim for the nation and Harmanpreet rounded off the tally for India in the 57th minute by converting a penalty corner.