Harmanpreet (8th, 53rd minutes) converted two penalty corners, while comeback-man Akashdeep Singh, who couldn't make the Tokyo Olympics squad, found the net from a field effort in the 42nd minute for his second goal of the tournament.
Brace from Harmanpreet Singh and a goal from Akashdeep Singh helped India beat arch-rival Pakistan 3-1 in their third match of the ongoing Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021 in Dhaka.
Dilpreet (12th, 22nd and 45th) scored three field goals for India, while Jarmanpreet Singh (33rd, 43rd) struck a brace from penalty corners situations.
India have won this prestigious event thrice since its inception in 2011 and have won the previous two editions.
Hosts Maharashtra registered a resounding 18-0 win over Mizoram with skipper Taleb Shah scoring eight goals in the 11th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship.
Defending champions India confirmed their place in the semifinal of Asian Champions Trophy 2021 will take on Japan in their final group stage match on Sunday.
India will play their opening match against Korea on December 14, followed by a match against hosts Bangladesh on December 15.
France skipper Timothee Clement slammed a hat-trick to stun the hosts once again and secure the bronze medal.
Gurjit, who scored four goals at the Tokyo Olympics, kept a cool head and put the ball in the back of the net.
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India will play France in the third-fourth place classification match on Sunday, before the final. India had earlier lost 4-5 against France in the pool stages.
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According to a member of the local organising committee, the person who tested positive is a social media team member of the Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Odisha government.
India, who beat Belgium 2-1 in the final en route to their title triumph in the last edition in Lucknow in 2016, continued their domination over the European side in junior hockey.
India boast of a fiery attacking line-up with the likes of Uttam Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Sudeep Chirmako and Maninder Singh.
After scoring hat-tricks in the first two games, vice-captain Sanjay (4th, 58th) continued his goal-scoring spree for India while Hundal (8th, 60th), who scored a hat-trick against Canada, too registered his name on the scoresheet.
India had lost 4-5 to France in their opening match but came back strongly to hand Canada a 13-1 defeat in their two preliminary league matches so far
Stunned by France 5-4 in their tournament opener, the Indians roared back into the tournament, scoring through three goals each through Sanjay (17th, 32nd, 59th) and Hundal (40th, 50th, 51st).
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