Pakistan Junior Women’s Hockey Team made an impressive start to their campaign at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2026, defeating Hong Kong China 2-0 in their opening match of the Challenger Pool in China.
Shariqa emerged as Pakistan’s star performer, scoring both goals to secure a comfortable victory for the national side.
She opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a field goal before adding her second in the 48th minute to put Pakistan firmly in control.
Pakistan displayed attacking intent throughout the match while maintaining disciplined defending and effective team coordination. The national side kept Hong Kong China from finding the net and completed the match with a clean sheet.
The Pakistan Junior Women’s team wore jerseys sponsored by Alaska Batteries during the match.
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani congratulated the players and officials on their impressive performance and expressed hope that the team would maintain the winning momentum in the upcoming matches.
