India begin second leg of four-nation Hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over New Zealand

After going a goal down, New Zealand staged a fight back in the second quarter of the game by constantly attacking the Indian circle, which kept PR Sreejesh busy for the entire passage of the game. One such circle penetration helped the hosts win their first penalty corner in the match but Kane Russell's drag flick was brilliantly saved by Sreejesh. However, that attack was just a sign of things to come as an error by an Indian defender saw the Kiwis equalise in the 23rd minute of the game through a Harris rebound. 

With the game levelled at 1-1 during the change of ends, India came back with a completely fresh approach and striker Mandeep Singh, taking the benefit of that, earned his team their first penalty corner in the 32nd minute that Harjeet successfully converted into a goal to help India gain the lead. Four minutes later, Lalit won India their second penalty corner and specialist Rupinder Pal Singh improvised Ramandeep Singh's injection to find the bottom right of the post easily.