Blake Govers slammed a hat-trick as Australia routed India 7-4 within the high-scoring second hockey Check right here on Sunday.
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh led by instance to offer them the early benefit when he transformed a penalty within the third minute. However their pleasure was short-lived because the Kookaburras bounced again with Govers and Jack Welch main the aim spree. Having scored the profitable targets of their shut 5-4 victory within the first Check right here on Saturday, Govers was as soon as once more within the thick of motion.
Not the outcome we have been anticipating! 💔
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— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 27, 2022
He scored his targets within the twelfth, twenty seventh and 53rd minute respectively, whereas Welch struck a brace within the seventeenth and twenty fourth minute. Jake Whetton (forty eighth) and Jacob Anderson (forty ninth) have been the opposite aim scorers for the Kookaburras as they prolonged their profitable streak over India to 12 matches.
Hardik Singh (twenty fifth) and Mohammed Raheel (penalty thirty sixth) struck the opposite two targets for India, whereas Harmanpreet accomplished his brace within the remaining minute (sixtieth) of the match. The third match of the sequence shall be performed on Wednesday.