Commonwealth Games 2022 Hockey Live: India vs Ghana Men's Hockey live score, commentary & latest updates

This ends our CWG Hockey Coverage for this evening. Do join us for what promises to be a cracker of a contest when the Indian men take on England in their second Pool Game at 2030 IST on Monday.

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AFTER AN ENTERTAINING GOALFEST TO BEGIN WITH, THE INDIAN MEN HAVE SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS ON HAND AS THEY TAKE ON ENGLAND IN THEIR SECOND GROUP ENCOUNTER TOMORROW!!!

GOAL! Harmenpreet hits a hatrick, having just scored another goal for India, Harmanpreet Singh is sustaining his title of "Best Drag Flicker."

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FULL-TIME: INDIA 11 - 0 GHANA

(1' ABHISHEK, 10' HARMANPREET, 14' SHAMSHER, 20' AKASHDEEP, 22' JUGRAJ, 35' HARMANPREET, 38', NILAKANTA, 39' VARUN, 43' JUGRAJ, 48' MANDEEP , 53' HARMANPREET)

OFFEI CUT A LONELY FIGURE IN THE GHANA GOAL, STANDING BRAVELY BETWEEN THE BLUE SHIRTS AND A FEW MORE CERTAIN GOALS

A MINDBOGGLING 52 CIRCLE ENTRIES FOR THE INDIANS WHO HAD THE BALLL FOR 57% OF THE MATCH!!!!

HARMANPREET SCORES A HAT-TRICK, BUT JUGRAJ AND VARUN GETS THEIR FLICKS ON TARGET AS WELL!!!

59' Vivek finds Offei's body at the goalmouth and the Indians denied a 12th goal!!!!!

58' Abhishek tries a solo run and then tries a slap shot, but fails to find the back of the net!!!!

57' Ghana try a counter after India make a mess of the PC - the yellow shirts persist as the clock ticks down in Birmingham!!!

56' GURJANT EARNS A PC FOR THE INDIANS - INDIA AIMING FOR A DOZEN AGAINST GHANA!!

54' KRISHAN PATHAK DEFLECTS A STINGING DRAG FLICK TO SAFETY WITH HIS OUTSTRETCHED STICK!!!! JUGRAJ LOOKS ON FROM THE SIN-BIN AS INDIA DOWN TO 10

53' JUGRAJ GETS A YELLOW FOR A HIGH-STICK - GHANA HAVE A PC!!

HARMANPREET SCORES A HAT-TRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO CELEBRATION FROM THE STOIC, STOCKY DRAG-FLICK MAESTRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

52' The Indians try the right flank and India earn a PC as Amit Rohidas finds a Ghana foot

51' Ghana make a mess of the variation but pay a return visit to the India circle as they look to reduce the deficit with an opening goal

50' GHANA EARN A PC FOR A STICK-CHECK - CAN THEY MAKE IT COUNT???? AFARI TAKES A TUMBLE

48' Benjamin Kwofie in the attacking third but runs out of options and support - the crowd cheer for Ghana and then settle back!!!

47' HOW LONG CAN MANDEEP HAVE A GOAL-DROUGHT??????????????????? NOT TOO LONG AS THE OLD POACHER GETS ON THE SCORESHEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

47' Ghana push men back as the Indians begin with a high press, fail to find the desire space though

END OF Q3: INDIA 9 - 0 GHANA

VARUN GETS ON TO THE ACT WITH THE DRAG FLICKS WHILE JUGRAJ SHOWS HIS CLASS
THE INDIANS SHOW OFF THEIR PC BATTERY STRENGTH IN STYLE
39 CIRCLE ENTRIES FOR THE MEN IN BLUE THUS FAR

JUGRAJ SCORES - BALL SLIPS THROUGH OFFEI'S FEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

43' INDIA HAVE A PC AFTER THE BALL HITS A GHANA FOOT IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE

43' India keep pushing, bamboozling the Ghana midfield, as Abhishek fails to latch on to Hardik's lofted cross

LETHAL FLICK UNLEASHED BY VARUN AND INDIA ON FIRE AT BIRMINGHAM!!!!

41' INDIA HAVE A PC AFTER AKASHDEEP FAILS TO LATCH ONTO LALIT'S DELECTABLE CROSS

39' STAND AND DELIVER - WHAMMM - NILAKANTA SHARMA SCORES A SCORCHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INDIA HAVE A SEVENTH!!

37' SHAMSHER SKIES ONE FROM A DIFFICULT ANGLE AS THE INDIANS PRESS FOR A SEVENTH

HARMANPREET SINGH SCORES WITH ONE MAN LESS TO DEFEND THE PC FOR GHANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BALL IN THE NET, GOAL DISALLOWED. GHANA HAVE ONE PC DEFENDER LESS AND INDIA SCORE WITH THE REPEAT PC!!!

35' INDIA HAVE A PC - CAN OFFEI KEEP THIS OUT?????

34' Great move by Ghana as they switch flanks and test the Indian defence - no damage done!!!!

33' Shamsher gets a green after the Indians fail to make the PC count.

32' Ghana begin with purpose as they press hard from the right, ball intercepted - FANTASTIC SAVE BY THE GHANA GK AND THE INDIANS DENIED A CERTAIN GOAL BUT THEY DO HAVE A PC!!!!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 5 - 0 GHANA

(1' ABHISHEK, 10' HARMANPREET, 14' SHAMSHER, 20' AKASHDEEP, 22' JUGRAJ)

25 CIRCLE PENETRATIONS FROM THE INDIANS, JUST 4 FOR GHANA

A WHOPPING 63% POSSESSION AND THE STATS TELL THE TALE OF THE FIRST HALF WHERE THE INDIANS MADE MERRY!!!!

28' Ghana pushing numbers forward despite the deficit - India have space down the left - AKASHDEEP MISSES A SITTER AT THE FAR POST!!!! GREAT CROSS IN FROM VARUN!

27' The Indians intercept a rare Ghana move, Lalit in the danger zone, fails to inflict damage!!!!

25' DANGEROUS BALL OFF THE DRAG FLICK AS THE INDIANS HAVE A CHANCE TO SCORE AT THE OTHER END!!! END TO END STUFF AT BIRMINGHAM

REPEAT PC AFTER MANPREET RUSHES DOWN THE FIRST PC TAKER!!!!! KRISHAN PATHAK SAVES THE SECOND!!!!!

24' Rare foray by the yellow shirts - unable to make it count as Ernest Opoku unable to get to the end of a long cross. BUT THEY DO HAVE A PC!!!!!

22' AMIT ROHIDAS TOYS WITH THE GHANA DEFENCE AS THE INDIANS KEEP UP THE PRESSURE

JUGRAJ SCORES OFF THE PS - THE INDIANS HAVE THEIR FIFTH!!!!!

THE INDIANS HAVE A STROKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BODY STRIKE AT THE GOALMOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

21' VIVEK EARNS A INDIA A PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO EASY!!

20' It's raining goals in Birmingham as Akashdeep displays his outrageous skills!!!!! The Indians aren't in a hurry to vacate the attacking third - but whooops Ghana do launch a quick counter - not enough yellow shirts to cause any damage though!!!

19' Great PC defence from Ghana but the Indians still have the ball - AKASHDEEEEEEP WITH THE TRADEMARK TOMAHAWWWWK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT FOR A WHILE!!!

19' INDIA HAVE A PC AFTER A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED ATTACKS

17' Vivek and Gurjant combine - Jarmanpreet sends one in across the goalmouth - MANDEEP CANT QUITE LATCH ON!!!!!

16' India keep the lid on Ghana from the right, Nilakanta in the thick of the action as Krishan Pathak replaces Sreejesh in goal

END OF Q1: INDIA 3 - 0 GHANA

SHAMSHER PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE POACHER TO PERFECTION AS INDIA SCORE A THIRD AFTER HARMANPREET SHOWS HIS CLASS WITH THE DRAG-FLICKS

GOALFEST ON AT BIRMINGHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14' The Men in Blue mean business as they swarm around the attacking third - ABHISHEK AND SHAMSHER COMBINE - INDIA SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12' Ghana mop up and breathe a sigh of relief after a wave of attacks from the Indian strikers - Not for too long though!!!