Johor Bahru: Harmanpreet Singh converted two penalty corners to help India successfully defend its Sultan of Johor Cup (SOJC) U-21 hockey title, beating Great Britain 2-1 in a keenly-contested final yesterday.


A British player (in white) is thwarted by the Indian defence during the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia yesterday. Pic/PTI 

Harmanpreet (45th & 90th mins) slammed home two set pieces at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium to take his goals tally to eight in the tournament. For Great Britain, Samuel French (55th minute) was the lone scorer.