Pakistan defeat Bangladesh 7-0 in first Hockey Asia Cup match

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Pakistan defeat Bangladesh 7-0 in first Hockey Asia Cup match

Dawn.com Published October 11, 2017

Abu Bakar Mahmood's hat-trick led the team to victory. —PHF

Pakistan hockey team thrashed Bangladesh in their first match of Hockey Asia Cup by defeating the latter by 7 goals to nill at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Abu Bakar Mahmood led the team to victory with a hat-trick, while Ammad Shakeel Butt and Arsalan Qadir also contributed to Pakistan's extraordinary win, DawnNews reported.

Pakistan's next match will be against Japan on October 13.

Apart from Pakistan and Bangladesh, six other teams from Asia are participating in the Cup.

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Akhtar

Oct 11, 2017 10:59pm

Good start!

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naveed

Oct 11, 2017 11:06pm

i love pakistan

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naveed

Oct 11, 2017 11:06pm

i love pak

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Mahiya

Oct 11, 2017 11:17pm

Pakistan will soon be world champion in Hockey. I expect Pakistan to beat India by 5-0 or more.

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vinni

Oct 11, 2017 11:23pm

Well done pakistan keep winning and show to the world "U R THE BEST TEAM"

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vinni

Oct 11, 2017 11:24pm

Well done pakistan keep winning and show to the world "U R THE BEST TEAM"

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Imtiaz Ali Khan

Oct 11, 2017 11:44pm

Win or Loose. We love you Bangladesh from Pakistan Inshallah. PakBangla Blood Brothers 4 Life!

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RIZ

Oct 12, 2017 01:55am

Well played ... keep it up

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Great

Oct 12, 2017 05:01am

Finally great news coming from Pakistan. Now lets win hockey Asia cup!!

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Indian

Oct 12, 2017 05:07am

Well played Pakistan in East Pakistan.

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Farrukh Hussain

Oct 12, 2017 06:11am

Please pay attention to hockey, I still love the days of Hassan Sardar, Shahbaz, Akhtar Rasool, those days r priceless, seeing hockey match on B&W TV and uncle surgam even in those days made fun that govt was not supporting hockey, The same gestures were portrayed in 50 50. Good team will present our power show in international events.

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Yahya Ali

Oct 12, 2017 07:19am

Well Done Pakistan hockey Team

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MICHAEL CLAYTON

Oct 12, 2017 07:44am

If you can't beat them in cricket, you can always beat them in hockey. Good thinking...

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saf

Oct 12, 2017 09:23am

Brilliant!

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MICHAEL CLAYTON

Oct 12, 2017 10:29am

Good strategy: if you can't beat them in cricket, try hockey

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Oct 12, 2017 05:06pm

Excellent show by green-shirts in the backyard of its novice rivals during the inaugural match of the 2017 Asia Field Hockey Cup Tournament, thus sending shocking waves to the Indian hockey camp. Keep it up and hang on tough. May God Almighty grant green-shirts more successes in the days to come Aameen, Tsum Aameen.

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Mahiya

Oct 12, 2017 07:41pm

Pakistan will be 2018 world champion in Hockey. Will beat india by a wide margin

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