Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier: Where to Watch India Match, Today Match Schedule, Results

The Indian Hockey men's Hockey team have made a mixed start in the Men's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup qualifier in Oman. The first-ever Hockey 5s World Cup will be held in Oman next year and the Indian women's team has already qualified for it.

After drubbing hosts Oman with an emphatic 12-2 scoreline, India fell to a 4-5 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Pakistan on Wednesday (August 30). India won their opening match 15-1 against Bangladesh.

India picked up a 12-2 win over Oman. Mohammed Raheel (2', 9', 30'), Pawan Rajbhar (9', 10', 21'), and Maninder Singh (16', 23', 26'), scored a hat-trick each, while Jugraj Singh (3', 28') scored a brace and Sukhvinder (29') scored one goal to help India pick up the win. Fahad Al Lawati (16'), and Rashad Al Fazari (18') scored the two goals for Oman.

But then they fell to a 4-5 defeat against Pakistan. Maninder Singh (17', 29'), Gurjot Singh (12'), and Mohammad Raheel (21') were on target for India. For Pakistan, Ahtisham Aslam (2', 3'), Zikriya Hayat (5'), Abdul Rehman (13'), and Abdul Rana (26') scored the goals as they won the crucial match.

India then secured a massive 7-5 win over Malaysia on Thursday (August 31) to get them back in the top two positions, and then secured a mammoth 35-1 victory over Japan to finish 2nd in the points table and qualify for semifinals.

India Group Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier and Points Table

India are placed in Group B along with Pakistan, Oman, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Japan. The top two teams from the group will qualify for the semifinals.

Points Table

Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	GD	Points
1. Pakistan	5	4	1	0	+40	13
2. India	5	4	0	1	+59	12
3. Malaysia	5	3	1	1	+25	10
4. Bangladesh	5	2	0	3	-20	6
5. Oman	5	1	0	4	-12	3
6. Japan	5	0	0	5	-92	0

India Hockey 5s Fixtures

India will be playing in the semifinals on Saturday (September 2) and their opponent is yet to be confirmed.

India will have to win both matches to keep themselves in the World Cup hunt. Moreover, the Indian team will have to beat Malaysia to further bolster their chances of making it to the semifinals.