<p class="title">Varun Kumar and Mandeep Singh struck in the dying minutes as the Indian men's hockey team pulled off a thrilling 4-3 win over England to top Pool B in the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Varun Kumar (59th minute) scored the goal to make it 3-3 through a well-struck penalty corner before Mandeep Singh (60') netted the winner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rupinder Pal Singh (51') and Manpreet Singh (33') were the other scorers for India while David Condon (17'), Liam Ansell (52') and Sam Ward (56') struck for England.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India will take on New Zealand in the semifinal while England will face defending champions Australia. </p>.<p class="bodytext">"This kind of hard work on the field is what we trained for in the last few weeks in Bengaluru where we paid a lot of attention to discipline and winning mentality. I'm happy this has come in the right moment in the tournament after an average start," said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talking about the semifinal against New Zealand, the coach said: "I want the team to keep up this winning momentum. New Zealand are a good team, they did well against Australia and I want our boys to soak up this energy from this match against England and focus on the semifinal."</p>.<p class="bodytext">England dominated the proceedings in the first and second quarter. They struck first in the 16th minute when Gleghorne drilled in a strong cross to Adam Dixon. Dixon relayed the ball to Condon who came up with a brilliant backhand shot into the goal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India's wait for an equaliser finally ended in the 33rd minute when skipper Manpreet struck from the top of the circle after a good assist from Mandeep.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India continued to dominate in the third quarter and Rupinder Pal Singh earned them the 2-1 lead when he converted a PC in the 50th minute. But defensive errors in the circle saw India give away two crucial PCs soon after.</p>.<p class="bodytext">England punished India for their mistakes as Liam Ansell and Sam Ward swiftly converted PCs in the 52nd and 56th minutes, snatching a 3-2 lead.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Akashdeep Singh helped India win a PC in the dying minutes of the match, with India pulling out the goalkeeper to add an extra man to their attack. The tactic worked with Varun Kumar finding the equaliser with a well-struck drag-flick.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A powerful pass from Manpreet that sliced into the top of the circle was deflected into the goal by Mandeep, sealing the issue for India.</p>
<p class="title">Varun Kumar and Mandeep Singh struck in the dying minutes as the Indian men's hockey team pulled off a thrilling 4-3 win over England to top Pool B in the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Varun Kumar (59th minute) scored the goal to make it 3-3 through a well-struck penalty corner before Mandeep Singh (60') netted the winner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rupinder Pal Singh (51') and Manpreet Singh (33') were the other scorers for India while David Condon (17'), Liam Ansell (52') and Sam Ward (56') struck for England.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India will take on New Zealand in the semifinal while England will face defending champions Australia. </p>.<p class="bodytext">"This kind of hard work on the field is what we trained for in the last few weeks in Bengaluru where we paid a lot of attention to discipline and winning mentality. I'm happy this has come in the right moment in the tournament after an average start," said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talking about the semifinal against New Zealand, the coach said: "I want the team to keep up this winning momentum. New Zealand are a good team, they did well against Australia and I want our boys to soak up this energy from this match against England and focus on the semifinal."</p>.<p class="bodytext">England dominated the proceedings in the first and second quarter. They struck first in the 16th minute when Gleghorne drilled in a strong cross to Adam Dixon. Dixon relayed the ball to Condon who came up with a brilliant backhand shot into the goal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India's wait for an equaliser finally ended in the 33rd minute when skipper Manpreet struck from the top of the circle after a good assist from Mandeep.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India continued to dominate in the third quarter and Rupinder Pal Singh earned them the 2-1 lead when he converted a PC in the 50th minute. But defensive errors in the circle saw India give away two crucial PCs soon after.</p>.<p class="bodytext">England punished India for their mistakes as Liam Ansell and Sam Ward swiftly converted PCs in the 52nd and 56th minutes, snatching a 3-2 lead.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Akashdeep Singh helped India win a PC in the dying minutes of the match, with India pulling out the goalkeeper to add an extra man to their attack. The tactic worked with Varun Kumar finding the equaliser with a well-struck drag-flick.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A powerful pass from Manpreet that sliced into the top of the circle was deflected into the goal by Mandeep, sealing the issue for India.</p>