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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Pakistan edge Malaysia in a last-minute thriller

IPOH: Abu Mahmood’s last-minute winner lifted Pakistan to edge host Malaysia 5-4 in a nerve-testing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup fixture on Saturday.

Pakistan had a flying start to the match as they were awarded a penalty corner in the ninth minute which, Sufyan Khan, successfully converted to give his side an early lead.

But Malaysia was quick to respond as Abu Kamal Arzai struck for the home to level the score.

The first quarter ended with the scoreline tied at 1-1 but Malaysia took the lead in the second quarter Arzai scored again.

The third quarter followed the same pattern as Arzai struck again to complete his hat-trick and put Malaysia in control.

Malaysia were in a dominant position at the commencement of the final quarter and it appeared a daunting task for Pakistan to breach their defence but they hit back with back-to-back goals to draw level.

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Sufyan and Zikriya Hayat scored in the 50th and 53rd minute respectively.

Malaysia once again took the tide in their favour when Marhan Jalil scored in the 56th minute, just four minutes before the final whistle.

It seemed all over for Pakistan but they pushed hard for the equalizer which came from Sufyan in the 59th minute.

Seconds later, Pakistan was awarded a penalty corner and Abu Mahmood made no mistake to burry it into the nets and steer his side over the line after an enthralling battle against Malaysia.

Pakistan squad for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Goalkeepers: Abdullah, Muneebur Rehman.

Defenders: Usama Bashir, Ehtisham Aslam, Mohammad Abdullah, Sufiyan, Abu Bakar (vice-captain), Ammad Butt (captain).

Midfielders: Salman Razzaq, Arshad Liaquat, Moin Shakeel, Zakria Hayat, Murtaza Yaqoob, Ghazanfar Ali.

Forwards: Abdul Rehman (Sr), Abdul Hanan, Rana Waheed, Ejaz Ahmad.

Standbys: Akmal Hussain, Aqeel Ahmad, Arbaz, Hammad Anjum, Abdul Rehman (Jr), Abdul Manan, Rooman.

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Pakistan thwart Malaysia to set up Junior Asia Cup final with India

SALALAH: Abdul Rehman scored a brilliant hat-trick as Pakistan came from behind to hand a 6-2 thrashing to Malaysia in the Junior Hockey Asia Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Parabo Tangaraja opened the scoring for Malaysia in the 21st minute to take the lead which lasted until the 42nd minute as Muhammad Safyan fired the equaliser.

Abdul Rehman then struck his first and put the men in green in the lead in the 44th minute but the advantage only lasted a minute as Malaysia equalized.

Abdul Hannan Shahid’s field goal in the 47th minute once again put Pakistan into the lead before Abdul Rehman struck twice in the 48th and 51st minutes to complete his hat-trick and enhanced Pakistan’s dominance.

Arbar Ahmed’s 58th-minute strike proved to be a cherry on top for Pakistan which completed a 6-2 thrashing victory over Malaysia to qualify for the third straight Junior Hockey Asia Cup final and seventh overall.

Pakistan will now face arch-rivals India in the much-anticipated final of the Asian event. Earlier in the first semi-final, India blew away South Korea 9-1 to qualify for the final.

It is worth mentioning here that both Pakistan and India are so far unbeaten in this year’s Junior Hockey Asia Cup.

The arch-rivals also came face to face in the group stage but the enthralling contest failed to conclude a result as they settled for a 1-1 stalemate.

Playing at the Salalah Sports Complex, the Pakistan team defended the Indian attack quite brilliantly in the first quarter which ended without a goal despite men in blue enjoying the bulk of possession.

India took the lead via a penalty corner with Sharad Nand Tiwari flicking the ball in the net to help his team go 1-0 before halftime.

Pakistan, however, unleashed a counterattack in the third quarter and put the Indian defence under pressure.

India won a couple of penalty corners but failed to score. Pakistan, on the other hand, equalized through Ali Basharat, who netted from a close distance to make it 1-1.

The final quarter also witnessed a see-saw contest with both teams battling for a winning goal but the deadlock persisted till the final whistle.

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Pakistan thrash Malaysia to start Women’s Asia Cup on a winning note

SYLHET: Pakistan bowlers wreaked havoc over the Malaysian batting line-up; reducing them to 57/9 before the openers bolstered the green shirts to a resounding nine-wicket victory to start their Women’s Asia Cup 2022 campaign on a high.

Batting first, on the invitation of Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof, the Malaysian batting line-up failed completely and could manage to amass a paltry 57/9 in the allotted 20 overs.

Elsa Hunter fought hard with a gritty knock of 29 not-out off 51 deliveries with the help of three boundaries, while wicketkeeper batter Wan Julia could score 11.

The rest of the batters could not get into the double figures and Malaysia, as a result, restricted to a mere 57/9.

Omaima Sohail led the bowling attack for Pakistan with three wickets, while Tuba Hassan bagged two. On the other hand, Sadia Iqbal and Diana Baig made one scalp each.

Set to chase a paltry 60, Pakistan’s opening pair of Muneeba Ali and Sidra Ameen gave their side a solid start as they amassed 45 runs at a rapid pace.

Mahirah Izzati Ismail then struck in her first over to break the strong partnership as she castled Muneeba on 21. The left-handed batter faced 23 deliveries and smashed three boundaries.

Skipper Bismah then joined Sidra at the crease and took Pakistan to their first triumph of the ongoing Asia Cup as they chased down the target in nine overs with nine wickets to spare.

Sidra top-scored for the side with an unbeaten 31 off 23 deliveries, laced with five boundaries, while Bismah scored a run-a-ball eight not-out.

For Malaysia, only Izzati Ismail managed to pick a wicket.

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