IND vs PAK: FIH Youth Hockey5s: The Indian sub-junior men's hockey team maintained its dominance on July 24 in the FIH Youth Hockey 5s Asian Championship 2026 being played in Muscat, Oman. India registered two big wins in a single day, where they defeated hosts Oman 10-1 before defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 7-3. Now after the pool stage is over, the Indian men's team will once again face Pakistan in the title match on Saturday.
In the most high-voltage match of the day, the Indian team led by captain Ketan Kushwaha adopted an aggressive approach from the very beginning. At half-time, India was leading 3-0 thanks to goals from Romit Pal, Karan Gautam and captain Ketan. Then in the second half, goals from Prahlad Rajbhar, Shahrukh Ali, Rahul Yadav and Ketan ensured India's 7-3 victory.
Earlier, India performed one-sidedly against host Oman. After leading 6-0 at half-time, India scored a total of 10 goals. Captain Ketan Kushwaha scored 4 goals in the match. Whereas, Shahrukh Ali, Karan Gautam and Prahlad Rajbhar scored two goals each.
Winning the rivalry.
The Indian Mens Team produced another clinical performance to beat Pakistan 7-3 in the Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship Muscat 2026.
The boys continue to deliver as they march ahead with confidence. #HockeyIndia #Hockey5s #IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.com/5ctPvpotfx
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 24, 2026
At the same time, the Indian sub-junior women's team made a strong comeback after the 3-6 defeat against China and defeated Uzbekistan 10-0. This tournament is also the Asian qualifier for the first FIH Youth Hockey 5s World Cup. An amazing counterattack was seen from the Indian sub-junior women's team against Uzbekistan. Nausheen Naz scored a hat-trick in the match played against Uzbekistan. Whereas, Sandeepa Kumari scored two goals. Apart from this, Shruti Kumari, Kiran Ekka, Sweety Kujur, Neelam Topno and Diya scored 1 goal each, giving India a 10-0 one-sided victory and making it to the semi-finals.
Indian women's team will face Kazakhstan in semi-final-2 on Saturday. By winning this match, the Indian team will directly get the ticket for the final and World Cup qualification.
