Indian forwards dished out a goal feast as the defending cha-mpions routed a hapless Thailand 16-0 to register their second consecutive win in Pool A in the women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament on Monday.

Riding on her enviable form, Surinder Kaur pum-ped in five goals while captain Mamta Kharab struck home thrice.

Ritu Rani, Jasjeet Kaur and Saba Anjum netted a brace each and Suman Bala and Rajwinder Kaur scored a goal apiece to complete the onslaught on the Thai team.

At the Kings Park, India’s victory over 55th-ranked Thailand was another tournament record, bettering China’s 15-0 on Sunday against Singapore.

The Indian girls showed deft touches in moving forward as a unit and in converting penalty corners. Several goals came from very well taken reverse stick flicks and hits.

Surinder and Ritu’s reverse stick prowess was spectacular while scoring in the 52nd and 55th minutes respectively.

India’s four penalty corner conversions did not come from powerful hits but from clever variations inside the Thai circle.

The holders cruised to a 5-0 lead at the interval and  improved their performance by a few notches in the second half to score 11 more goals.

The Thais to their credit never stopped trying with several runs at the rival goal in the closing minutes of the game with Ompimol Kititeerasopon and Pannipha Phanin playing prominent roles. In their next outing, India will meet Singapore on Wednesday.