India hammer hapless South Africa 5-0 for perfect start
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BHUBANESWAR: India started their 2018 Hockey World Cup campaign with a bang, hammering South Africa 5-0 in their opener at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. Three field goals and two penalty corners helped World No.5 India register a comprehensive win in the second match of the evening. World number five India are eyeing to reclaim the World Cup after 43 years, a title which they won only once way back in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur. Simranjeet Singh (43rd, 46th minutes) scored a brace, while Mandeep Singh (10th), Akashdeep Singh (12th) and Lalit Upadhyay (45th) were the other goal getters for India against a South Africa, ranked 10 places below India.