India continued their commanding run in the men’s hockey competition at the Asian Games 2026 with a crushing 16-1 victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday, with Jugraj Singh scoring four goals in a dominant attacking display.
India took control early and never allowed Sri Lanka to settle, opening the scoring through Mandeep Singh in the fifth minute. Jugraj then struck in the 10th minute before Abhishek added another a minute later to put India firmly in command.
Harmanpreet Singh and Abhishek extended India’s advantage before Jugraj found the net again in the 22nd minute. Sukhjeet Singh and Dilpreet Singh scored in quick succession towards the end of the second quarter as India continued to pile on the pressure.
Sri Lanka briefly found a response through Madushan Herath in the 34th minute, but India immediately resumed their assault. Manpreet Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad added to the tally, while Dilpreet scored again in the 38th minute.
Jugraj completed his hat-trick in the 42nd minute before Harmanpreet added another three minutes later. India remained relentless in the final quarter, with Abhishek scoring in the 49th minute, Jugraj completing his four-goal haul in the 53rd and Dilpreet completing his hat-trick two minutes later.
Abhishek and Dilpreet finished with three goals each, while Harmanpreet scored twice. Mandeep Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad and Sukhjeet Singh contributed one goal apiece as India registered another emphatic win in their Asian Games campaign.
