In Cape Town, the Indian men’s hockey team defeats South Africa with three goals in a row

<p>The Indian men’s hockey team defeated the South Africans 3-0 to maintain their winning streak while on tour.</p>
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<p>Friday night’s victories were scored by Captain Harmanpreet Singh in the second minute, Abhishek in the thirteenth, and Sumit in the thirtyth.</p>
<p>The Indians got off to a fast start and won a penalty corner, which Harmanpreet scored with a strong dragflick to put the team ahead.</p>
<p>Abhishek took advantage of an aggressive play with a few minutes remaining in the first quarter to score twice for India, one past the goalie for South Africa.</p>
<p>India’s defense stayed composed and unwavering in their resolve to preserve a clean sheet in the face of many assaults from South Africa throughout the second quarter.</p>
<p>India jumped off to a comfortable 3-0 lead thanks to another field goal from Sumit just before the interval.</p>
<p>Following the change of ends, South Africa began to demonstrate urgency, but they were unable to breach the Indian defense.</p>
<p>Both teams saw a lot of activity in the cagey third quarter, but neither team was able to score.</p>
<p>South Africa kept pushing for a goal in the last fifteen minutes of play, but India held firm in the circle to keep the threat at bay. against Sunday, India will take against the Netherlands.</p>