Having already secured the quarter-final berth, the Indians dominated the tie since the start
This was India's last group-stage match. With this win, the Blues will finish the group stage in second position with nine points
PR Sreejesh who made his retirement announcement earlier was rock-solid making it difficult for Australia to score a goal
Hardik Singh, the vice-captain of the Indian side was a livewire in the mid-field, feeding the forwards consistently
Tom Craig (25th) and Blake Govers (55) found the net for Australia
India got a penalty corner soon but this time Harmanpreet's strike was kept at bay by Charter. India led 2-1 at half-time. Harmanpreet made no mistake by converting the chance
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as the India men's hockey team registered a famous 3-2 win. They registered their first win after 52 years in the Olympics
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