India thrashed Pakistan 19-0 in the 2026 Women’s Junior Asia Cup quarterfinals to comfortably secure its spot in the final four of the tournament here in China, on Thursday.
India beat Japan, Malaysia and South Korea to top its group in the Asia Cup and will now face the winner of South Korea vs Malaysia for a spot in the summit clash.
Pooja Sahu opened the scoring for India against Pakistan in the seventh minute, while goals kept coming at regular intervals as the defending champion made the opponent look completely hapless.
Sanika Mane scored twice, and by half-time, India had 10 goals without reply.
India is looking to complete a hat-trick of Women’s Junior Asia Cup titles, having won the title in 2023 and 2024.
India thrashed Pakistan 19-0 in the 2026 Women’s Junior Asia Cup quarterfinals to comfortably secure its spot in the final four of the tournament here in China, on Thursday.
India beat Japan, Malaysia and South Korea to top its group in the Asia Cup and will now face the winner of South Korea vs Malaysia for a spot in the summit clash.
Pooja Sahu opened the scoring for India against Pakistan in the seventh minute, while goals kept coming at regular intervals as the defending champion made the opponent look completely hapless. Sanika Mane scored twice, and by half-time, India had 10 goals without reply.
Nine more goals were scored when play resumed — including a hat-trick by Pooka Malik and a brace each by Supriya and Purnima Yadav — as Pakistan failed to find an answer to India’s consistent attacks.
India is looking to complete a hat-trick of Women’s Junior Asia Cup titles, having won the title in 2023 and 2024.
Published on Sep 10, 2026
