Asian Games 2018, Men's Hockey, Day 4: India vs Hong Kong, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

That's it from us here - this is Subhashish signing off - join us again when the Indian men play Japan on Friday at 2000 IST.

CHINGLENSANA SINGH TOO FOUND THE MARK TODAY - AS DID VARUN WITH A PC- SURENDER TOO GOT HIS NAME ON THE SCORESHEET!!!!

THREE GOALS FOR AKASHDEEP, TWO FOR MANPREET, THREE FOR RUPINDER (INCLUDING ONE FROM OPEN PLAY!!!), TWO FOR SUNIL, THREE FOR LALIT, FOUR FOR HARMANPREET (ONE FROM OPEN PLAY)- THE INDIANS TOOK THEIR GOALIE OFF TOO - TO SCORE AS MANY AS THEY COULD AT THE VERY END!!!!

ONE WORD - CARNAGE - DESCRIBES WHAT TRANSPIRED ON THE PITCH TODAY - THE INDIANS WERE UNFORGIVING, RELENTLESS, AND RUTHLESSLY EFFICIENT

THE INDIANS EARNED 21 PCs - CONVERTED 9 OF THEM, SCORED 17 GOALS FROM OPEN PLAY (WITH 39 SHOTS ON GOAL FROM OPEN PLAY) - HONG KONG HAD NO PCs AND NO SHOTS ON GOAL EITHER!!!

THIS LADIES AND GENTS IS QUITE SOMETHING - 60 SHOTS ON GOAL IN AS MANY MINUTES BY THE INDIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FULL TIME: INDIA 26- HONG KONG 0

THE INDIANS CANNOT SCORE - THE HOOTER GOES - RELIEF FOR HK - JUBILATION FOR HARENDRA'S BOYS!!!!!

59' INDIA HAVE YET ANOTHER PC!!!

58' Rupinder's turn to score from open play - superb strike and after a good solo run!!!!

57' The Indians launch a quick attack but a superb athletic save by the HK goalie!!!!

55' HK try an attack of their own - want a PC - but sadly referee rules for a free hit to India!!!

INDIA 25 - HONG KONG 0

54' HARMANPREET SCORES- THIS TIME FROM OPEN PLAY!!!

54' LALIT GETS A DEFLECTION IN, POSITIONED RIGHT AT THE GOALMOUTH!!!!

54' SAVE ON THE GOALLINE THIS TIME - THE HK DEFENDERS MANAGE TO KEEP THE BALL OUT!!!

INDIA 23 - HONG KONG 0

54' YET ANOTHER PC - SIMRANJEET GETS THE REBOUND IN!!!

INDIA 22 - HONG KONG 0

HARMANPREET SEEMS TO BE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER - AND ALSO MORE LETHAL - POWERFUL FLICK TO THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER THIS TIME!!!!

53' HK were coming away towards the Indain half - but agonisingly for them - the Indians want a PC - and they get what they want!!!!

INDIA 21 - HONG KONG 0

52' HARMANPREET SCORES OFF A PC - A FANTASTIC LOW FLICK!!!

INDIA 20 - HONG KONG 0

51' CHINGLENSANA SINGH - DOES NOT SCORE TOO OFTEN - BUT GETS ON THE SCORESHEET TODAY!!!

Rupinder fails to get it right this time!!!

The shot is blocked - but India have their 17th PC

THE INDIANS HAVE A PC!!!

49' Superb stick work by Mandeep to enter the HK circle but the Indians fail to capitalize - India want a PC for a back stick!!

INDIA 19 - HONG KONG 0

47' MANPREET SETS DILPREET UP - THE INDIANS GET INTO THE ACT RIGHT AWAY IN THE FINAL QUARTER!!!

FIFTEEN MINUTES STILL TO GO - "WE BECOME SITTING DUCKS" SAYS THE HK COACH URGING HIS PLAYERS TO SHOW MORE INTENT !!!

END OF Q3: INDIA 18 - HONG KONG 0

INDIA 18 - HONG KONG 0

VARIATION - DIRECTED TO THE LEFT THIS TIME - SUNIL SCORES!!!!!

THE INDIANS HAVE THE PC THEY WANTED - CAN THEY SCORE?

THE INDIANS WANT A PC - ONE LAST PC BEFORE THE END OF Q3

43 A string of long one-touch passes much like a practise session here by the Indians - for once they cannot get the final touch right

The PC goes all wrong this time - HK survive for now

42' A SUPERB BLOCK BY THE HK GOALIE TO DENY THE INDIANS - THEY DO HAVE A PC THOUGH

The injection is far too short - if it was indeed deliberate - it did not go as planned!!!!

40' Handball by HK and India earn a PC

INDIA 17 - HONG KONG 0

39' Whoops - not for long though - Mandeep sets Akashdeep up - no mistake this time from the Indian strikers!!!

39' Somehow- just somehow - the HK players manage to keep the ball out!!!

The variation fails this time - Sunil cannot get to the ball in time and it goes harmlessly out

37' Akashdeep shows his skill as he disposses a HK defender almost in schoolboy style !!!! INDIA HAVE A PC

INDIA 16 - HONG KONG 0

A NEAT AND CLEVER VARIATION FINDS LALIT POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT - WHO DEFLECTS THE BALL IN DEFTLY!!!!