India vs Canada Highlights, Men's Hockey, Commonwealth Games 2022: IND cruise past CAN in easy 8-0 victory

Its full-time and India secure an easy 8-0 win against Canada! QUARTER 4 ENDS!

India counter for another goal and Akashdeep scores into a half-empty net!

India 8-0 Canada, Quarter 4

MANDEEP MAKES THE INTERCEPTION AND DANCES PAST THE ENGLAND DEFENCE TO SCORE, LEAVING THE GOALIE FLAT-FOOTED WITH AROUND 2 MINUTES TO GO!

India 7-0 Canada, Quarter 4

With four minutes to go and Harmanpreet converts it with a drag flick for India!

India 6-0 Canada, Quarter 4

Manpreet surges from the right side with five minutes to go and then there is a clean tackle to take ball off him. Canada lose the ball in an instant!

India 5-0 Canada, Quarter 4

With 11 minutes to go, India make their way through the right flank and Mandeep tries to geet a touch in the circle, but can't amidst the chaos. Great work by Rohidas to put in the pass!

Harmanpreet drag flicks the penalty corner and Mandeep almost gets onto the rebound but fails to do so!

India 5-0 Canada, Quarter 4

The final quarter begins and India are attacking from left-to-right right now as well! They will be aiming to add more goals and experiment with their variation.

India 5-0 Canada, Quarter 4

AKASHDEEP COULD HAVE ADDED ONE MORE BUT FAILED TO DO SO! QUARTER 3 ENDS!

India 5-0 Canada, end of Quarter 3

Lovely hand movement as he changes his grip to score! AKASHDEEP MAKES IT 5-0 FOR INDIA!

India 5-0 Canada, Quarter 3

Quarter 3 begins and India lead 4-0! Canada will be hoping for a miracle now!

India 4-0 Canada, Quarter 4

This quarter ends and its half-time! Goals from Lalit and Gurjant made it 4-0 for India!

India 4-0 Canada, end of Quarter 2 | HT

Gurjant scores India's fourth goal with a diving touch! WHAT A GOAL! INDIA WILL BE HOPING TO ADD MORE!

India 4-0 Canada, Quarter 2

EXCELLENT VARIATION AND LALIT MAKES IT 3-0 FOR INDIA! DOMINANT SHOWING!

India 3-0 Canada, Quarter 2

Quarter 2 begins and India hold a 2-0 lead against Canada!

India 2-0 Canada, Quarter 2

Quarter 1 ends and India lead 2-0 with goals from Harmanpreet and Rohidas!

India 2-0 Canada, end of Quarter 1

Stunning work by Rohidas as he surges into the circle after a long pass from Varun. He goes inside the circle from the left flank and scores!

India 2-0 Canada, Quarter 1

India win a penalty corner and Harmanpreet makes no mistake with the drag flick, gives the goalkeeper no chance with eight minutes to go!

India 1-0 Canada, Quarter 1

With less than 11 minutes to go in this quarter and India get a penalty corner, but fail to convert. It catches the foot of a Canada player and India get another penalty corner! They fail to convert that too after a brilliant save on the goal-line by a Canadian player.

India 0-0 Canada, Quarter 1

Quarter 1 begins and India apply pressure right from the get-go!

India 0-0 Canada, Quarter 1

Both teams walk in for their pre-match formalities!

Sreejesh (GK), Harmanpreet (VC), Rohidas, Surender, Varun, Manpreet (C), Hardik, Shahsher, Akashdeep, Abhishek, Lalit

In their previous fixture, India were held to a 4-4 draw vs England. Goals from Lalit Upadhyay (2') and Mandeep Singh (13', 23') helped India grab an early 3-0 lead. Liam Ansell pulled one back for England in the 42nd-minute, but then Harmanpreet Singh made it 4-1 in the 46th-minute. Nick Bandurak scored twice in the 47th and 53rd-minute, before Phil Roper (50') equalised late in Quarter 4, with seven minutes to go.

The last time both these sides met was at the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah cup, where India won 7-3.

Both sides have faced each other 32 times, with India coming out on top with 26, compared to Canada's four. Two matches have ended as a draw.

Hello and good evening everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of today's Men's Hockey Pool B fixture between India and Canada. Stay tuned for some exciting action folks!