Varun Kumar and Mandeep Singh struck in dying minutes of the game 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.
It was Varun Kumar (59’) who scored the 3-3 equaliser through a well-struck penalty corner before Mandeep Singh (60') scored the winner.
Rupinder Pal Singh (51') and Manpreet Singh (33') were the other goal scorers for India while David Condon (17'), Liam Ansell (52') and Sam Ward (56') struck for England.
India will nowtake on New Zealand while England will face defending champions Australia in the semifinals.
It was Manpreet's fierce strike from the midfield that found a deflection off Mandeep's stick and ensured a sensational win for India.
Talking about the semifinal against New Zealand, coach Sjoerd Marijne 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."
It was a tussle to the top spot in Pool B and both India and England lived up to the billing with entertaining hockey, pushing each other hooter-to-hooter.