India beat Pakistan 19-0 to storm into the semi-finals of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup

India produced a ruthless attacking display to storm into the semi-finals of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup with a stunning 19-0 win over Pakistan on Thursday. In a one-sided match, India dominated every phase of the game and registered one of the biggest wins of the tournament.

India’s pressure was evident from the start as they earned two penalty corners in the opening five minutes. After an early goal was ruled out on recommendation, Puja Sahoo finally broke the deadlock in the seventh minute before Roshni Aind doubled the advantage two minutes later.

The floodgates opened soon after and Tanushree Kadu added a third with a deflection before Sukhveer Kaur converted the penalty. Sanika Mane then made it 5-0 before the end of the opening quarter, with Madhu Sidar and Geeta Yadav extending the advantage in the second.

India made it 10-0 at half-time after further goals from Sanika, Tanuja Toppo and Pooja Malik. It didn’t let up after the break as Purnima Yadav, Madhu and Supriya added three more wickets in the third quarter to put Pakistan through.

INDIA KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS

The last quarter turned into another exhibition of India’s attacking depth. Krishna Sharma opened the scoring in the period before Pooja completed her hat-trick while Supriya scored again to complete her brace. Binima Dhan and Roshni added the final two goals, with Roshni’s strike in the 60th minute making it 19-0.

India finished with 19 goals, 18 penalty corners and one penalty kick, while Pakistan failed to earn a single goal, penalty corner or penalty kick in the entire match.

India will now take on the winner of the Korea vs Malaysia quarter-final in the semi-finals on Saturday to continue their quest for the Junior Asia Cup title.

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Issued by:

Debodinna Chakraborty

Published on:

10 Sep 2026 13:27 IST