Sports Live: Bangladesh reached the final of the eight-nation Men's Junior Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup (U-21) Hockey Tournament with an unbeaten run after defeating Thailand 3-0 in the first semi-final at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Oman's  Muscat Wednesday.

Bangladesh will play the final on Thursday at 6 pm local time at the same venue against the winners of the second semifinal between hosts Oman and Uzbekistan, who are set to lock horns Thursday night.

The third-place decider will also be held tomorrow at the same venue. In the day's match, Jibon put Bangladesh ahead in the 48th minute (1-0) with a field goal (1-0).

Hossain doubled the lead in the 56th minute off a penalty corner (2-0). Hasan sealed the fate of the match by scoring another field goal in the 58th minute (3-0), UNB reports.

Earlier, Bangladesh topped Pool B champions, securing nine points from three straight matches after beating Hong Kong 4-0, Sri Lanka 14-0, and Uzbekistan 6-1.

As the semi-finalist of the ongoing tournament, Bangladesh qualified to play in the next Youth Asia Cup Hockey.

Dhaka, 11 January (campuslive24.com)// BSC