Mandeep Singh hat-trick helps India beat Japan 6-3 and reach final in Olympic Test Event hockey8Photo© thequint.com

Mandeep Singh hat-trick helps India beat Japan 6-3 and reach final in Olympic Test Event hockey

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Striker Mandeep Singh struck a fine hat-trick to help the Indian men’s hockey team beat hosts Japan 6-3 and book a summit clash berth in the Olympic Test Event on Tuesday.

The Indian team bounced back from their 1-2 loss against New Zealand with an impressive display in their third match at the Oi Hockey Stadium here. India again face New Zealand in the summit clash on Wednesday.

Mandeep found the target in the 9th, 29th and 30th minutes while Nilakanta Sharma (3rd), Nilam Sanjeep Xess (7th) and Gurjant Singh (41st) were the other scorers for India.