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Pakistan produced a commanding performance to beat arch-rivals India 3-0 and march into the semi-finals of the Asian Games men’s volleyball quarter-final at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium on Thursday.
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Pakistan → produce → Thursday
Pakistan won 25-19, 25-23, 25-18, beating India at the Asian Games for the second straight edition and ending India’s run in the competition.
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Pakistan → win → competition
Murad Khan was the standout for Pakistan with a match-high 22 points, while Usman Faryad Ali added nine.
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Ali → add → nine
Mohammad Hamad chipped in with eight and Musawer Khan contributed seven.
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Khan → chip → seven
Captain Murad Jehan also got on the scoresheet with four points.
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Jehan → get → points
Pakistan, ranked 39th in the world to India’s 49th, arrived having beaten Kazakhstan 3-1 and Uzbekistan 3-0 before a straight-sets defeat to hosts Japan in their final pool match, finishing runners-up in Pool A.
The result arrived despite India entering the knockout stage unbeaten, having swept Vietnam and Hong Kong 3-0 before surviving a five-set, three-hour marathon against Qatar to top Pool C.
Pakistan set the tone early, taking the opening set 25-19 in just 23 minutes.
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Pakistan → rank → minutes
India struggled to contain Pakistan’s attack throughout the first set, managing a spike success rate of just 41 per cent compared to Pakistan’s 70 per cent.
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India → struggle → cent
Both sides traded points to 9-9 before Pakistan edged two clear, only for India to claw their way back to 13-13.
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India → trade → 13
India then seized the initiative, moving ahead 15-13 and stretching the lead to three at 16-13.
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India → seize → 16
Pakistan responded, pulling two back and levelling at 16-16, but India restored their three-point cushion at 19-16 and looked set to take the set.
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India → respond → set
Pakistan had other ideas.
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Pakistan → have → ideas
A three-point burst levelled the score at 19-19, and from there Pakistan took control on their own serve to move 21-19 ahead.
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Pakistan → level → serve
India refused to fold, pulling to 22-20 and 23-21, but Pakistan answered each time before reaching set point at 24-22.
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Pakistan → refuse → 24
India saved the first, but Pakistan converted the second to take the set 25-23 after 34 minutes.
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Pakistan → save → minutes
The stats told the story of Pakistan’s growing grip on the match.
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stats → tell → match
Pakistan’s reception improved 22-24 in the second set, and their digging was sharper, keeping rallies alive and forcing India into errors.
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digging → improve → errors
Pakistan opened the scoring and raced to a three-point lead before India got on the board.
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India → open → board
India briefly narrowed the gap to 3-2 and 6-4, but Pakistan pulled away to 8-4, then 14-9, and then 17-10.
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Pakistan → narrow → 8
The lead swelled to seven points as Pakistan dominated at the net and in defence.
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Pakistan → swell → defence
Pakistan moved to match point at 24-16.
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Pakistan → move → 24
India saved two match points, but Pakistan made no mistake on the third, closing out the set 25-18 in 25 minutes to complete a comprehensive victory.
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Pakistan → save → victory
Players from both sides shook hands at the net once the match ended.
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match → shake → net
With the win, Pakistan advance to the semi-finals, keeping their medal hopes alive at the Asian Games.
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Pakistan → advance → Games
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