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South Asian Games: India face arch-rivals Pakistan for hockey gold

Updated on: 12 February,2016 08:30 AM IST  | 
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Unimpressive in their three group matches, India will look to make amends and turn the tables on arch-rivals Pakistan when the two sides face each other in the summit clash for gold in the 12th South Asian Games today

South Asian Games: India face arch-rivals Pakistan for hockey gold

Action from the Indo-Pak group tie which the hosts lost 1-2

Guwahati: Unimpressive in their three group matches, India will look to make amends and turn the tables on arch-rivals Pakistan when the two sides face each other in the summit clash for gold in the 12th South Asian Games today.


Action from the Indo-Pak group tie which the hosts lost 1-2
Action from the Indo-Pak group tie which the hosts lost 1-2


India, fielding a second string team with a lot of junior players, have been struggling to find form. They beat minnows Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, but lost to Pakistan 1-2 in the league stages.


Pakistan will be eyeing a hat-trick of SAG hockey titles having won it twice before, beating India in the 2004 and 2010 finals.

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