Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 | Last Update : 01:21 PM IST
Rupinder Pal Singh continued his brilliant performance in the ongoing 4th Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament as he converted two penalty corners to lead India to a 2-1 victory over hosts Malaysia on Wednesday.
Opening the scoring in the 12th minute, Rupinder saw Malaysia equalise through Razie Rahim's drag flick in the 18th minute, but got into the goal-scoring act again two minutes from the end to clinch India a win in the crucial outing and top the league standings.
Rounding off their five outings with four wins and a draw, India topped the round-robin league standings with 13 points and now await the results of the last couple of games today to find out who they play in semi-final.
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