Overview

• India edged China 4-3 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium to begin their Men’s Asia Cup campaign.
• Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored in the 20th, 33rd and 47th minutes to complete a match-winning hat-trick.
• Jugraj Singh equalised in the 18th minute with a converted penalty corner after China’s early lead.
• China struck through Shihao Du in the 12th minute from a penalty corner and added goals by Benhai Chen in the 35th and Jiesheng Gao in the 41st to make it 3-3.
• India, who had led 3-1 before China’s comeback, will play Japan on Sunday in their next group fixture.