Pakistan coach Hasan Sardar triggered a controversy by claiming that India backed out of the summit clash on a soggy pitch even though his side wanted to play.
India, thus, remained unbeaten in the tournament having topped the round-robin stages with 13 points, courtesy four wins and a draw out of their five games.
Indian and Pakistan were declared as the joint winners after the final was abandoned due to bad weather conditions.
It turned out to be a tall task for the world no. 5 Indians to get past Japan against whom they had registered a convincing 9-0 win in the league stages.
The final semi-final line-up will be decided after last round robin matches on Thursday.
But it was Pakistan who stunned the Indians by taking the lead as early as in the opening minute of the match.
Having started with two forays into the Indian circle in the first quarter, Oman wilted under pressure in the second half, eventually losing 11-0.
The Indian team will be the highest ranked side in the tournament, and will be the favourites to retain their title.
With this draw, the Indian team led by defender Sunita Lakra go into the final on Sunday as the table toppers.
The team led by defender Sunita Lakra remains unbeaten in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy, having won against Japan (4-1), China (3-1) and Malaysia (3-2).
Navneet Kaur scored a hat-trick as India got off to a rollicking start with a 4-1 win over Japan in their opening match of the 5th Women's Asian Champions Trophy.
Sunita was handed the leadership responsibility of the 18-member side in the absence of regular skipper Rani Rampal, who has been rested for the tournament scheduled to start on May 13.
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