The Indian men’s hockey team continued its unbeaten run on the South Africa tour with a sensational 3-0 win over the hosts in Cape Town on Friday.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh (2′), Abhishek (13′), and Sumit (30′) scored the goals for India in the match and helped the team set up the win.
The India vs South Africa hockey match began with the visitors earning an early penalty corner and the skipper Harmanpreet raised his hand to take the set piece. With a powerful dragflick, Harmanpreet (2′) found the back of the net as India took an early lead.
With just a couple of minutes left in the first quarter, Abhishek (13′) managed to make the most of an attacking move and struck one past South Africa goalkeeper to double India’s lead.
Despite plenty of attacks from the South Africa hockey team, ranked 14th, in the second quarter, India’s defence maintained their composure and remained resolute in their determination to earn a clean sheet. Just at the stroke of halftime, Sumit (30′) managed to…
