India beat Pakistan 3-1 in Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

India defeated two-time champions Pakistan 3-1 in their second match of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on Saturday.

Manpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Dilpreet Singh scored one goal each for their side. Irfan Jr. scored the only goal for Pakistan.

Pakistan had defeated South Korea 3-1 in their opening match of the tournament with goals from Ajaz Ahmed, Umar Bhutta and captain Muhammad Rizwan Senior while India thrashed hosts Oman 11-0.

The last time the sub-continent rivals met in the tournament was in 2016 when India defeated Pakistan 3-2 to lift the title for the second time. Both India and Pakistan have won the trophy twice with Pakistan winning the title in 2012 and 2013 while India was named champions in 2011 and 2016.