Rajpal, Prabhjot add to their tally as India beat Mexico 18-1

India hammered Mexico 18-1 for their third consecutive win in the World Hockey Olympic qualifying tournament on Tuesday night.

India hammered Mexico 18-1 for their third consecutive win in the World Hockey Olympic qualifying tournament on Tuesday night.

Mexico showed early promise when they forced three penalty corners in the first five minutes, but the Indians kept their composure and hit back with vengeance.

Rajpal Singh scored six times, while Prabhjot Singh scored four. Drag-flicker V Raghunath also scored four times, three of them from penalty corners, while Shivendra Singh (2), Tushar Khandekar (1) and Sardara Singh (1) rounded off the scoring for the Indian side, who led 8-0 at the break.

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The Mexicans drew some consolation from their only goal that came when Pol Moreno scrambled the ball home following a mix up in the Indian defence.

India, who had beaten Russia 8-0 and Austria 7-3 before this, have nine points, while Mexico, beaten 11-0 by Great Britain and 4-0 by Chile, are virtually out of contention for the lone Olympic spot available in this tournament.