Men's hockey series: India lose to Australia in 7-goal thriller

The visitors were the first to score as Akashdeep netted in the sixth minute.

Update: 2016-11-30 20:10 GMT
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New Delhi: India went down 3-4 to hosts Australia in a closely-contested encounter in the second of the two-match men’s hockey test series in Victoria on Wednesday. India shared the series 1-1.

Akashdeep Singh (6th minute) and Raghunath (22nd, 25th) scored for the visitors, while Australia’s goals came from the sticks of Tent Mitton (13th) Jake Whetton (23rd) and Jeremy Hayward (38th, 54th).

The visitors were the first to score as Akashdeep netted  in the sixth minute. Two minutes from the quarter, Australia drew level through Mitton’s strike.

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