Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Pakistan 3-2

October 23, 2016 17:42

India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in a high-profile clash of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey in Kuantan, Malaysia. Tap for more

Ramandeep, Rupinder Pal Singh and Pardeep Mor scored for India.

This was the second win of the tournament for India. They now move up to top of the points table with seven points from three matches.

India made a strong comeback after going 1-2 down in the third quarter, but two back-to-back goals from Rupinder Pal Singh and Ramandeep Singh helped them clinch three points.

Today's fixture was the 166th international match between the two countries.

India had won the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in 2011 by defeating Pakistan in the final. Pakistan reversed the result in the title encounter the following year.

Pakistan retained the title by defeating Japan in the final in 2013, when India sent their under-21 team and finished fifth

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