India, Oct. 29 -- India continued its impressive run at the Asian Champions Trophy 2026, defeating China 5-2 at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Thursday. The hosts produced a dominant performance in front of the home crowd, with captain Harmanpreet Singh and forward Sukhjeet Singh leading the charge by scoring two goals each. Jugraj Singh also got on the scoresheet to help India register their second consecutive victory in the tournament.

Sukhjeet opened India's scoring with a field goal in the 12th minute before Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner in the 27th minute. The Indian skipper struck again four minutes later, while Sukhjeet completed his brace in the 34th minute. Jugraj added the fifth goal from a pe...