India Men Hammer Sri Lanka 16-1 with Triple Hat-Tricks in Hockey

India's men's hockey team put on a ruthless display at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, thrashing Sri Lanka 16-1 in their Pool A fixture to continue a dominant run through the group stage.

India raced into a 5-0 lead by half-time and never let up, with hat-tricks from Harmanpreet Singh, Abhishek, and Jugraj Singh doing the bulk of the damage. The final scoreline extends India's remarkable goal tally through the pool phase, following their 13-1 win over Indonesia on Day 1.

Sri Lanka's lone consolation goal did little to dent an otherwise perfect afternoon for the Indian attack, who continue to look near-unstoppable heading into the knockout rounds.