India will start as favourites after their unbeaten run in the round-robin stage, winning four matches and drawing one to top the points table. However, India would be wary of Japan, the only side the hosts have not beaten. The league match between the two sides had ended in a 1-1 draw. (Pic: @Hockey India/Twitter)
10 August,2023 01:52 PM IST | Srijanee Majumdar
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored twice as a dominant India beat arch-rivals Pakistan comprehensively by a 4-0 margin in their final round-robin league match to enter the semifinals on an unbeaten note on Wednesday. It was heartbreak for Pakistan as they crashed out of the tournament on goal difference despite finishing on equal five points with Korea and Japan (Pic: @Hockey India/Twitter)
10 August,2023 08:03 AM IST | Srijanee Majumdar
Their semifinal berth already sealed, three-time champions India would look to guard against complacency when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-voltage last round-robin league match of the Asian Champions Trophy on Wednesday. (Pic: @hockeyindia/Twitter)
09 August,2023 11:55 AM IST | Srijanee MajumdarADVERTISEMENT
