Muscat, Oman, July 25, 2026: The Indian Sub-Junior Men’s Team enjoyed a triumphant Friday at the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship 2026 in Muscat, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 7-3 after thrashing host nation Oman 10-1 earlier in the day. Meanwhile, the Indian Sub-Junior Women’s Team registered a massive 10-0 victory over Uzbekistan after suffering a 3-6 defeat against China in their Elite Pool matches.
In the marquee match of the day, the Indian Men’s Team produced a high-energy performance to beat Pakistan 7-3. India took early control of the game and led 3-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Romit Pal (8′), Karan Gautam (10′), and captain Ketan Kushwaha (10′). India maintained their attacking momentum in the second half with Prahalad Rajbhar (12′) extending the lead to 4-0. While Pakistan attempted a comeback with goals from Muhammad Usman (12′, 15′) and captain Adeel (17′), strikes from Shahrukh Ali (16′), Rahul Yadav (18′), and Kushwaha (20′) sealed a comfortable win for India.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Men’s Team put on a scoring masterclass against hosts Oman, securing a 10-1 victory. India stormed to a 6-0 lead at half-time, powered by two goals each from Shahrukh Ali (3′, 10′) and Ketan Kushwaha (6′, 8′), alongside strikes from Karan Gautam (2′) and Prahalad Rajbhar (3′). India added four more goals in the second half, with Kushwaha (11′, 19′) completing a four-goal haul, while Gautam (15′) and Rajbhar (16′) netted their second goals of the match. Oman scored a late consolation goal through Khazraj Subait Subait Al-Mashrafi (20′).
In the women’s section, India bounced back in style after going down 3-6 against China to overpower Uzbekistan 10-0. Against China, India fought hard in an entertaining contest that stood tied at 3-3 at half-time, with Sandeepa Kumari (1′) and Kiran Ekka (3′, 6′) finding the net before China pulled ahead in the second half. In their second match against Uzbekistan, the Indian Women’s Team dominated from the opening whistle, racing to a 7-0 lead at half-time. Nousheen Naz (3′, 7′, 17′) led the scoring with a brilliant hat-trick, while Sandeepa Kumari (7′, 13′) scored a brace. Shruti Kumari (1′), Kiran Ekka (3′), Sweety Kujur (4′), Nilam Topno (6′), and Diya (12′) also added a goal each to complete a dominant 10-0 win.
With the pool stages concluded, the Indian Men’s Team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the Final on Saturday, July 25. Meanwhile, the Indian Women’s Team will clash against Kazakhstan in Semi-Final 2 on the same day for a place in the summit clash. If they win
The tournament is also the Asian qualifier for the inaugural FIH Youth Hockey5s World Cup.
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