Asian Hockey Championship 2018 highlights: India beat Pakistan 3-1

Defending champions India started the tournament with a runaway 11-0 victory against hosts Oman on Day 1. Catch India vs Pakistan LIVE match updates here

12:15 AM

Time's up! India beat Pakistan 3-1 

12:15 AM

FULL TIME: India beat Pakistan 3-1 after 1 goal dowm in the first minute of the match. India were attacking but fails to score a equaliser in the first quarter but after that they played brilliantly and scored 3 goals of which 2 comes in 2nd quarter while the third goal comes in the third quarter

12:05 AM

In the last minute of the game, Pakistan go for a review to get a penalty corner. No luck. Pakistan lose their review

12:03 AM

With just 2 minutes to go, India continue their attacking game

12:02 AM

56th minute: A brilliant stick work by Lalit as he storms into the D but Gurjant fails to convert as Pakistan Goal keeper displays some brilliant defence

12:00 AM

Only five minutes left in this match

11:59 PM

53th minute: Lalit makes it up with a lovely pass but Gurjant heels the ball just outside the Pakistan D

11:56 PM

50th minute: A poor pass from India's captain Manpreet, gives Pakistan the possession of the ball

11:54 PM

Head to Head before toady's match

India: 25

Pakistan: 25

Draw:5

11:52 PM

47th minute: P R Sreejesh replaced in his 200th match, gets a rousing applause from the crowd

11:49 PM

4th and final quarter underway

11:48 PM

After the third quater: India are lead by 2 goals. What a comeback ndia had in the third quarter! Pakistan players, on the other hand, looked tired. India kept the possession of the ball for most of the third quarter

11:45 PM

42nd minute: And that's a goal! India score their third

11:42 PM

41st Minute: Pakistan get a penalty corner, again... but fail to convert, again!

11:41 PM

11:39 PM

37th minute: India showed a lot of intent as they went forward attacking, but Lalit lost hold of the ball just outside D

11:36 PM

35th minute: India are in possession of the ball and are playing attacking hockey but failing to score a goal

11:33 PM

33rd minute: Mandeep scores at the start of the 3rd quarter, making a timely improvisation to strike from between his legs

11:30 PM

3rd quarter underway

11:20 PM

AT HALF TIME: India played brilliant hockey in the 2nd quarter, with captain Manpreet Singh scoring to bring the equaliser

11:19 PM

10 seconds to go for 1st half

11:19 PM

29th minute: Pakistan gets penalty corner but fails to score

11:13 PM

24th minute: India captain Manpreet scores the equaliser for India as he pushes the ball after skip past 3 Pakistani players

11:07 PM

19th minute: Pakistan on attack but fails to score as Hardik stick comes in time at Pakistani player flashes hard

11:06 PM

18th minute: India fails to score again as Pakistan defends brilliantly

11:05 PM

17th minute: Pakistan's Mohammed Zuber fails to score as he flashes across the Indian goal post

11:02 PM

FIRST QUARTER:  After first quater India fails to score a equaliser as Pakistan scores in the first minute from deflection from Sreejesh.

10:59 PM

13th minute: India fails to score in a potential goal scoring situation as Pakistani defender blocks

10:57 PM

11th minute: India on attack now but losses the possession in the dee

10:56 PM

10th minute: India and Pakistan playing in their traditional style, long passes