CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: Jalandhar. The Indian men’s hockey team began its Hero Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion. In the match played at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Tuesday, October 27, India handed Bangladesh a crushing 13-0 defeat. Defending champion India showed attacking intent from the start and kept the opposition under pressure throughout the match.
Mandeep Singh was the hero of India’s win with a brilliant hat-trick, scoring in the third, 10th and 54th minutes. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored in the second and 44th minutes. Dilpreet Singh struck two consecutive goals in the 43rd and 44th minutes, while Hardik Singh scored twice in the closing moments to take India’s lead to 13-0.
India led 6-0 at half-time. Harmanpreet Singh opened the scoring from a penalty corner in the second minute. Mandeep then scored two quick goals. Shilanand Lakra added the fourth goal in the 15th minute. In the second quarter, Abhishek and Nilakanta Sharma scored, giving India a 6-0 lead by half-time.
In the third quarter, goals from Dilpreet and Harmanpreet made it 9-0. In the final quarter, Jugraj Singh, Mandeep and Hardik scored to seal India’s big win.
With this victory, India earned the full three points in its title defence campaign. The team’s next match will be against China on October 29. The win in front of the home crowd has boosted the Indian team’s confidence, and it will now aim for another strong performance in the next match.
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