India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Hockey 2022 Highlights: PAK score in dying minutes, eke out 1-1 draw against IND

Follow Live score and updates of India vs Pakistan Asia Cup hockey match being played on May 23 in Jakarta. Asia Cup 2022 is a World Cup qualifier. India, Japan, Pakistan, and hosts Indonesia are placed in pool A.

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India hockey team is all set to take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the Men's Asia Cup 2022 as the prestigious tournament gets ready to kick off in Jakarta on May 23. It will see the participation of top Asian countries. Asia Cup is a World Cup qualifier. India, Japan, Pakistan, and hosts Indonesia are placed in pool A while Malaysia, Korea, Oman, and Bangladesh are grouped in pool B. India will face off against Pakistan in a mega battle in Pool A match on May 23 at 5 PM IST.

With the Super 4s format introduced in Asia Cup, the prospect of India taking on Pakistan twice is a possibility. Tayyab Ikram, the CEO and Secretary-General of the Asian Hockey Federation expects the competition to be enticing with former India Captain and two-time Olympian Sardar Singh donning the role of India coach in the tournament, while former Asian Games Gold medal-winning Coach, Siegfried Aikman will be leading Pakistan's troops as Coach in the tournament.

23 May 2022

18:45 IST

India 1 - 1 Pakistan 

Abdul Rana scored a last-minute goal to help his side pull a draw from the jaws of defeat. Pakistan put up successive waves of attack in the dying minutes of the fourth quarter and the pressure finally gave them a goal. 

18:39 IST

Pakistan score equalizer 

In the last minute of Q4, India lost their lead as Pakistan convert their PC. India scored the first goal of the match in Q1 while the equalizer by Pakistan came in the last minute of the match. 

18:13 IST

India pressing forward, Pakistan's attack on backfoot

Even though the only goal scored of the match has come from an Indian stick, the Men in Blue are not ready to back down as they are pushing for another goal in the third quarter. India's forwards are testing Pakistan's defence. 

17:54 IST

Shot on target

India 4 - Pakistan 3

PCs

India 4 -  Pakistan 2

17:50 IST

India maintain 1-0 lead at the end of second quarter 

Akmal Hussain makes a superb save in the second quarter to deny India the second goal of the match. Akmal Hussain has been impressive in the second quarter. Pakistan's attack need to pull up their socks as they just can not waste PCs like they did in Q2. 

17:29 IST

India take 1-0 lead in the first quarter 

Karti Selvam's goal on debut put India on top. It was an intense first quarter where both the teams missed PCs but India finally manage to break through Pakistan's defence. 

17:22 IST

India draw first blood

India's debutant Selvam Karthi scored in the 14th minute of the first quarter as he helps his side take an early lead. First goal in international hockey and that too against arch-rivals Pakistan! What a start for Karthi

8' | GOAL! A powerful shot by Selvam Karthi

IND 1-0 PAK#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #HeroAsiaCup #INDvsPAK #MatchDay @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) May 23, 2022

17:10 IST

Here we go then! India with the pushback as they attack from right to left. India are playing in their traditional all-blue kit while Pakistan are in white shirts and green shorts. 

17:04 IST

An important match for both the teams

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— Pakistan Hockey (PHF) (@PHFOfficial) May 23, 2022

17:02 IST

India's starting XI

India's starting lineup for the Hero Asia Cup Jakarta 2022 opener against Pakistan!#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #HeroAsiaCup #INDvsPAK #MatchDay @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/NFCfvc4UpN

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) May 23, 2022

16:59 IST

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16:58 IST

India Squad

Goalkeepers: Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Suraj Karkera

Defenders: Yashdeep Siwach, Abhisek Lakra, Birendra Lakra (c), Manjeet, Dipsan Tirkey

Midfielders: Vishnukant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Mareeswaren Sakthivel, Sheshe Gowda BM, Simranjeet Singh

Forwards: Pawan Rajbhar, Abharan Sudev, SV Sunil (vc), Uttam Singh, S. Karthi;

Replacements: Maninder Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess

Standbys: Pawan, Pardeep Singh, Ankit Pal, Angad Bir Singh.

Head Coach: Sardar Singh 

Pakistan Squad 

Goalkeepers: Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan

Defenders:  Mubashir Ali, Emad Shakeel Butt, Hamaduddin Anjum, Muhammad Abdullah, Rizwan Ali

Midfielders: Umar Bhatta (c), Ali Shan, Moin Shakeel, Abdul Hanan, Junaid Manzoor, Ghazanfar Ali

Forwards: Abu Bakar Mahmood, Ejaz Ahmed, Rana Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Salman Razzaq, Roman, Afraz, Abdul Hanan Shahid

Head Coach: Siegfried Aikman 

16:57 IST

India vs Pakistan head-to-head record

Pakistan - 82

India -64

16:55 IST

India's titles in Asia Cup 

2003

2007

2017

Pakistan's titles in Asia Cup

1982

1985

1989

16:51 IST

Hello and welcome to our live blog for India vs Pakistan Pool A match of Asia Cup 2022. India will aim to continue their brilliant performance this year while Pakistan will look to bounce back. 

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