Pakistan, India declared joint winners of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy
Heavy downpour in Muscat lead to the forfeiture of the final with both the teams being declared as joint winners
October 28, 2018
MUSCUT: Pakistan and India were declared joint winners of the Asian Champions Trophy 2018 on Sunday after a thunderstorm and heavy showers forced the final to be abandoned.
The green shirts had overcome a strong Malaysian side in the semifinal 3-1 in the shootout after a 4-4 draw in the regulation period to play their fifth consecutive Asian Champions Trophy final.
India, on the other hand, had edged out Japan 3-2 in their semi-final match.
In their earlier meeting in the tournament, India had defeated Pakistan 3-1.
