Men's Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 2: India vs South Africa, Live Score, Commentary & Updates

INDIA 5 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

Updated: 28 November 2018 20:43 IST - Published: 28 November 2018 19:03 IST

Thats it from us here - this is Subhashish - join us tomorrow when Argentina face Spain in a Pool A clash at 1700 IST - Good night

THE HIGH PRESS FROM THE INDIANS WAS EFFECTIVE, THE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE STRIKERS WAS ADMIRABLE ALTHOUGH THE PC ROUTINES COULD HAVE BEEN EXECUTED BETTER - ARE THE INDIANS READY FOR BELGIUM? DO NOT MISS THE BIGGIE ON DECEMBER 2

"THE ENERGY LEVELS WERE HIGH" SAYS MANPREET WHO THANKS THE ODISHA CROWD

SIMRANJEET SINGH GETS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD - ALTHOUGH MANDEEP AND AKASHDEEP HAVE BEEN JUST AS BRILLIANT

CHRIS CIRIELLO GETS THE INDIANS IN A HUDDLE - THE OPENING MATCH HAS BEEN DONE AND DUSTED IN STYLE - AND THE RED LIONS ARE UP NEXT!!

THE FIREWORKS GO OFF IN THE STANDS AS A HAZE OF SMOKE ENGULFS THE KALINGA STADIUM- THE INDIANS HAVE STARTED WITH A BANG

FULL TIME: INDIA 5 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

NO PC SAYS THE VIDEO UMPIRE

58' SA try one last press - as the clock runs down - SA earn a PC - the Indians want to review the decision

57' MANDEEP YET AGAIN - CUTS IN- HE HAS BEEN BRILLIANT TONIGHT - CANNOT ADVANCE INTO THE STRIKING CIRCLE

55' NILAKANTA ATTEMPTS TO WEAVE HIS WAY FORWARD DOWN THE FLANK - THE SA DEEP DEFENCE IS UP TO THE TASK

53' AMIT ROHIDAS LIMPS AWAY - THE INDIANS WILL HOPE ITS NOT TOO SERIOUS

51' HARMANPREET ADVANCES DOWN THE RIGHT - AFTER SOUTH AFRICA MANAGED TO TEST SREEJESH IN GOAL

49' MANDEEP CUTS IN WITH A BRILLIANT SOLO RUN - FAILS TO CONTROL THE BALL IN THE CIRCLE

NO DAMAGE DONE THOUGH AS THE FLICK IS WIDE!!!

48' INDIA EARN A PC

INDIA 5 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

SIMRANJEET SCORES HIS SECOND AS HE FIRES A DEFLECTION IN - INDIA GET THEIR FIFTH

46' INDIA EARN A PC THANKS TO LALIT

THE INDIANS APPEAR TO HAVE DONE ENOUGH TO PLAY SOUTH AFRICA OUT OF THE CONTEST - FANTASTIC WORK BY MANDEEP AND AKASHDEEP WHO HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING ALL EVENING - LALIT GETS HIS NAME ON THE SCORESHEET - THE CROWD REJOICE!!

INDIA 4 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

44' AKASHDEEP DELIVERS A SUPERB ASSIST TO LALIT - LALIT NEVER MISSES THOSE - INDIA SEAL THE DEAL

INDIA 3 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

43' MANDEEP DISPLAYS HIS EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS AS HE DARTS FORWARD AND SETS SIMRANJEET UP WHO FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET!!!

THE INDIANS JUST ABOUT MANAGE TO KEEP THE BALL OUT OF HARMS WAY

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