ROURKELA: Harmanpreet Singh lit up the night here as he scored a brilliant hat-trick to lead India to a thrilling 5-4 win against Australia at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here in front of a capacity crowd in the FIH Pro League on Sunday.
Harmanpreet, who had a terrible outing during the quadrennial event, was completely back in his element as he scored all three goals from the penalty corners, each of them better than the last one. His first two came in the first quarter while he completed his hat-trick in the fourth quarter and jumped into the air as the packed stadium celebrated with him.
