The Indian junior men’s hockey team defeated Pakistan 5-3 in the final of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 in Muscat, Oman, to win its fifth title on Wednesday.
India has now won the title in three consecutive editions—2015, 2023, and 2024 and five times in total (2004, 2008, 2015, 2023, 2024).
The tournament was not held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
This victory was a repeat of last year’s final, which ended in India’s favour with a 2-1 triumph over Pakistan.
Araijeet Singh Hundal was India’s top scorer in the final with four goals when he converted three penalty corners in the fourth, 18th and 54th minutes besides finding the net from a field effort in the 47th minute. Dilraj Singh (19th) was the other goal getter for India.
For Pakistan, Sufyan Khan (30th, 39th) converted two penalty corners, while Hannan Shahid scored from field play in the third minute.
