Asian Champions Trophy: India hockey team beat Pakistan 3-1

Harmanpreet Singh hits a double to earn full points in continental meet

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Harmanpreet Singh, one of the architects of India's bronze medal show in Tokyo Olympics, struck twice against Pakistan in Dhaka.
Harmanpreet Singh, one of the architects of India's bronze medal show in Tokyo Olympics, struck twice against Pakistan in Dhaka.
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Dhaka: Indian men’s hockey team on Friday registered a hard-fought 3-1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy here at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.

Harmanpreet Singh opened the scoring, allowing India to head into half-time with a 1-0 lead. Akashdeep Singh doubled the lead in the third quarter.

However, Pakistan managed to pull things back when Junaid got a pass in the circle and deflected it into the post.

India further extended their lead in the fourth quarter after Harmanpreet slotted one more goal towards the end of the match.

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