Gagan Ajit Singh starred with three brilliant goals as Sher-e-Jalandar thrashed Bangalore Lions 7-1 in their round-robin league match in Premier Hockey League in Chennai on Monday night.
Gagan Ajit was at his best under the lights at the Mayor Radhakrishnan stadium, scoring off passes from teammates Baljit Dhillon and Don Prins.
After his first goal in the eighth minute through a reverse hit, he went on to score in the 23rd and 30th minutes and was also instrumental in his team's second goal in the ninth minute as Don Prins relayed his cross to Tejbir Singh, who shot into the net.
Bangalore Lions' Sabu Varkey reduced the margin in the 44th minute following a Hari Prasad pass.
In the 45th minute, Dutchman Prins, dived to deflect in a Baljit Dhillon cross into an unattended goal. Their seventh goal came when Yundhvir Singh sounded the boards following a Prins cross from the right.
Sher-E-Jalandar now have seven points from three matches, while Bangalore Lions have four from three matches.
Earlier in the day, Maratha Warriors beat Chandigarh Dynamos 5-4 via sudden-death. Chandigarh's Jugraj Singh, trying to get back into the national side, was totally off-colour and missed three penalty-corner chances before scooping the ball out in his two attempts during the tie-breaker and sudden-death.
