Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey: India defeat Pakistan by 3-1 to reach finals

India defeated arch rivals Pakistan by 3-1 to reach the finals of the under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament on Thursday. India will face Bangladesh, who defeated Chinese Taipei 5-1 in the first semi-final, in the final on Friday.

Shivam Anand, Dilpreet Singh and Nilam Sanjeev scored the goals for India. However, Pakistan struck back in the last ten minutes of the match through Amjad Ali Khan to reduce India's lead to 3-1.

Earlier in the tournament, India lost to Bangladesh in the opening match. But they defeated Oman 11-0 to take their first points of the competition.