13-0! Indian hockey team created history by thrashing Bangladesh in the opening match of Asian Champions Trophy 2026.

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IND vs BAN Hockey, Asian Champions Trophy 2026: The Indian hockey team has made a great start to its campaign by creating history in the 2026 Men's Asian Champions Trophy. In this one-sided match played at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar, Punjab, India defeated Bangladesh by a huge margin of 13-0. In this match, defending champion India destroyed the Bangladeshi defense from the very first minute. This was by far the most aggressive and fearless performance by the Indian players in front of the home crowd of Jalandhar. In the entire 60 minutes of play, the Bangladeshi team was desperate to enter the Indian circle, let alone score a goal.

India had taken a 4-0 lead in the first quarter itself.

As soon as the match started, the Indian players completely dominated the Bangladesh team. Mandeep Singh, a resident of Jalandhar, put Bangladesh under pressure by scoring two quick goals in the beginning of the game. Immediately after this, captain Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner to put India ahead 3-0. Just before the end of the first quarter (first 15 minutes), Dilpreet Singh scored another excellent goal and took the team's score to 4-0.

India took a 6-0 lead at half time.

The Indian team's stormy play continued in the second quarter also. Star player Abhishek scored a brilliant goal to give India a 5-0 lead. Shortly after this, in the 26th minute, Neelkant Sharma beat the Bangladesh goalkeeper and scored the sixth goal for the team. By half time Bangladesh team was under complete pressure and India was leading 6-0.

India went ahead 9-0 in the third quarter

The Indian team continued to dominate even after half time. The young players of India took charge as soon as they entered the field. In this quarter, Dilpreet Singh scored 2 consecutive brilliant goals, while captain Harmanpreet Singh also scored his second goal. Thanks to these brilliant goals, India took a one-sided lead of 9-0 over Bangladesh in the third quarter i.e. 45 minutes of play.

India defeated Bangladesh 13-0 in the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter (last 15 minutes), it started raining goals on the field. In the 52nd minute, Jugraj Singh scored the team's 10th goal by hitting a drag-flick with bullet-like speed. Right after this, Mandeep Singh completed his hat-trick by scoring a brilliant goal and made the score 11-0. Vice-captain Hardik Singh completely dominated in the last minutes of the match. He scored 2 excellent goals bat to back, out of which the 13th goal came just before the final whistle of the 60th minute. In this way, India started the tournament with a bang by defeating Bangladesh 13-0.

International hockey returns to Punjab after 17 years

International hockey has returned to the soil of Punjab after 17 years. Soon after it was inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Indian team made this day a memorable one by defeating Bangladesh 13-0. With this resounding victory, the current champion India has given a clear message to all the other teams of the tournament that this time too they have entered the field only with the firm intention of winning the title.

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