Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Jugraj Singh Fires India to 16-1 Asian Games Victory
India’s men’s hockey team played Sri Lanka at the Asian Games.
India scored 16 goals, while Sri Lanka scored once.
Jugraj Singh was India’s top scorer with four goals.
Abhishek and Dilpreet Singh each scored three goals.
Several other Indian players also scored.
Sri Lanka’s goal was special because it was their first against India in Asian Games history.
India had already beaten Indonesia 13-1 in the tournament.
India’s next match will be against South Korea on Thursday.
India defeated Sri Lanka 16-1 in their second Asian Games Pool A match.
Jugraj Singh scored four goals, including three from penalty corners or a penalty stroke.
Abhishek and Dilpreet Singh each scored hat-tricks for India.
Sri Lanka’s Suresh Rathnayake scored their first-ever Asian Games goal against India.
India, which previously beat Indonesia 13-1, will next face South Korea on Thursday.
- Who
- India’s men’s hockey team and Sri Lanka’s men’s hockey team, with Jugraj Singh leading India’s scoring.
- What
- India won 16-1 in a Pool A Asian Games hockey match.
- When
- Tuesday; India’s next match is scheduled for Thursday.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Nagoya.
- Why
- India controlled the match and repeatedly scored through penalty corners, field goals, and a penalty stroke.
- Final score
- India 16, Sri Lanka 1
- Competition
- Asian Games men’s hockey, Pool A
- India’s top scorer
- Jugraj Singh scored four goals
- Hat-tricks
- Abhishek and Dilpreet Singh each scored three goals
- Sri Lanka scorer
- Suresh Rathnayake scored Sri Lanka’s lone goal
- Historic milestone
- Sri Lanka scored its first goal against India in Asian Games history
- Next match
- India will play South Korea on Thursday