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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lost to India by a huge margin of 1-7 in their group match of the World Hockey League (WHL) semi-final in London.
The 7-1 win is India’s biggest-ever victory over Pakistan with the triumph confirming India’s place at the top of their group.
India led 3-0 at half-time before succeeding to add four more goals in the second half to win the match against Pakistan who could manage to score only one consolation goal.
For India, defender Harmanpreet Singh and strikers Talwinder Singh and Akashdeep Singh struck two goals each while Pradeep Mor contributed with one goal, with Mohammad Umar Bhutta scoring the lone goal for Pakistan.
Published in Dawn, June 19th, 2017
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Jun 19, 2017 12:09pm
Indian Hockey win restored some pride after loss in cricket. India also won Indonesian Badminton tournament.
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Jun 19, 2017 12:16pm
well done team hockey India you made us proud so what if cricket Indian team loose in a cricket match and comment count on this artical also show the mentality of the the reader that how much the appreciate other games rather then cricket as we sub continent nation has gave cricket and cricket player extra ordinary attention
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Jun 19, 2017 12:59pm
Super Duper performance by Knights in Blue on the field.. God Bless You All.
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Jun 19, 2017 01:33pm
What a performance .......... a delight to watch an attacking hockey on display.
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