| Date | 6 December 1956 — 16:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Umpire 1 | Mark Cowlishaw |  GBR |
| Umpire 2 | James McDowell |  AUS |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | India |  IND | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| – | Pakistan |  PAK | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16 | Raghbir Lal | 0 | |||
| Forward | 8 | Gurdev Singh | 0 | |||
| Forward | 9 | Balbir Singh, Sr. | 0 | |||
| Forward | 10 | Udham Singh | 0 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Raghbir Singh Bhola | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 4 | Leslie Claudius | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 5 | Amir Kumar | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 6 | Govind Perumal | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 2 | Bakshish Singh | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 3 | Randhir Singh Gentle | 1 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Shankar Laxman | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Coach | Harbail Singh | |||||
Pakistan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | – | Noor Alam | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Abdul Hamid | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Habibur Rehman | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Ahmed Naseer Bunda | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Motiullah | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Ghulam Rasool | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Anwar Ahmed Khan | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Qazi Massarrat Hussain | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Munir Ahmed Dar | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Manzoor Hussain Atif | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | Zakir Hussain | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Coach | Ali Dara | |||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 (2) | Randhir Singh Gentle | | 1-0 | penalty corner |
