Hamanpreet Singh is the leading goalscorer (6 goals) at the end of the round robin stage of the Asian Champions Trophy. (File Photo/SAI)
India will be facing Japan in the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy semifinal on Tuesday, looking to follow u on their Olympics bronze by asserting their dominance in Asia. Korea will be taking on Pakistan in the other semifinal on Tuesday, with the final and 3rd place match both scheduled for Wednesday.
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Congratulations to all the 4️⃣ teams for making it to the Semi-Finals of Hero Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka 2021🏆
Lock the date in your 🗓 as it’s going to be an interesting match day for the Hockey fans 😍#IndiaKaGame #HeroACT2021 pic.twitter.com/zCHLdrW541
India vs Japan: Points Table
India ended the round-robin stage of the five-nation tournament at the top of the standings with 10 points, ahead of Korea (6), Japan (5), Pakistan (5) and hosts Bangladesh (0). They started off with a draw against Korea before winning the rest of their matches, including a 6-0 demolition of Japan.
Hero Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka 2021
Current Teams’ Standings and Points Table#HeroACT2021 pic.twitter.com/qXalCA9JHn
Harmanpreet Singh (IND) – 6 goals
Dilpreet Singh (IND) – 4 goals
Jang Jonghyun (KOR) – 4 goals
Hossain Arshad (BAN) – 3 goals
🇮🇳 India claims a 3️⃣-1️⃣ victory over arch-rivals Pakistan 🇵🇰 at the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy!
The goal scorers for India:
Harmanpreet Singh ➡️ 2
Akashdeep Singh ➡️ 1#Hockey🏑 pic.twitter.com/3tEj5jpsUj
Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera.
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Gurinder Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Mandeep Mor.
Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Sumit, Rajkumar Pal, Akashdeep Singh, Shamsher Singh.
Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Shilanand Lakra.
India vs Japan will begin from 1730 IST on Tuesday (December 21). The match will be live streamed on the Star Sports network. You can follow live match updates from the match by clicking here.
