June 21, 2011
Pakistan defeat Australia in the semi-finals and will play India in the final of the FIP Polo World Cup 2011 - Zone D playoffs being played in Malaysia.

 

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India and Pakistan set themselves up a dream Indian sub-continent final in the Asian-Australasian-African Polo Championships after beating their respective semi-final opponents at the Royal Pahang Polo Grounds here today.

Pakistan staged a remarkable fight back in the last two chukkas and rode on their 1-1/2 goal advantage to beat pre-tournament favourites Australia 8.5 - 8.
The final on Saturday and the third and fourth place playoff on Friday will be held at the Royal Selangor Polo Club in Kuala Lumpur.

The seven-team Asian-Australasian-African Championships also served as the Zone D Qualifier for the World Cup.

Three goals by Sami Ullah, two by Temur Nedeenand one each by Ahmed Tiwana and Saqib Khakwani completed Pakistan's scoring. Australia's scorers were Matt Grimes (3 goals), Alec White and Ed Goold (2 each) and Zac Hagedoorn (one).