A fighting India scored a last minute goal to stun World No.1 side Australia 4-3 in the third hockey Test and notch up their first win in 13 matches on Wednesday.
It was a rare win for India against Australia, who had thrashed them 7-0 in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games final earlier this year.
The famous win also kept the five-match series alive with Australia leading 2-1. India had lost 4-5 and 4-7 in the first two Tests.&nbsp;
The fourth match will be played here on Saturday and the final one on Sunday.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/captain-harmanpreet-singh-excited-over-playing-in-australia-23257505" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Skipper Harmanpreet Singh</a> (12th minute), Abhishek (47th), Shamsher Singh (57th) and Akashdeep Singh (60th) scored for India.
Australia&rsquo;s goals came from the sticks of Jack Welch (25th), skipper Aran Zalewski (32nd) and Nathan Ephraums (59th).
Both the teams started on a patient note, trying to keep their defence intact while looking for counter-attacks.
Australia had the first chance in the seventh minute.&nbsp;
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It was a scramble in front of the India goal but Krishan Bahadur Pathak denied the hosts with some desperate goalkeeping.
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