India began their campaign at the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey with an explosive 7-2 victory against China and will resume their campaign with clash against Japan on Friday to stay at top of the points table
With a stunning 7-2 victory over China on Thursday, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team got off to a great start at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023. At the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Egmore, it was goal after goal as Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Sukhjeet Singh, and Akashdeep Singh put their names on the scoreboard while the affable forward Mandeep Singh reached a personal milestone by scoring his 100th goal for his country on the international stage.
Asian Champions Trophy 2023 hockey points table, schedule, date, time, fixtures, results today, score, live streaming telecast where to watch
2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey schedule, India vs China match summary, score, & man of the match
India got off to a rousing start in the first quarter, destroying the Chinese defense with an aggressive attack while playing in front of a noisy home crowd. Harmanpreet Singh, who recently established himself as one of the leading goal scorers in FIH Pro League history, continued his impressive play by scoring back-to-back goals to give India a 2-0 lead. Immediately after, Sukhjeet Singh managed to find the net and give India 3-0 advantage. Despite their humongous lead, India continued their offensive play and by the end of second-quarter, they managed to establish 6-2 lead.
In the second-half, China strengthened their defense and didn’t allow India many goalscoring opportunities. However, their offense wasn’t able to break down Indian defense as the match ended 7-2 in favor of India. Among other matches of Thursday, Malaysia defeated Pakistan 3-1 and South Korea emerged victorious against Japan by score of 2-1. For his stellar display throughout the match, Indian star Mandeep Singh was awarded with the Hero Player of the Match award.
we examine the updated standings from the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy:
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: results & schedule
| Date | Time | Match |
| 3-Aug | 4:00 PM | South Korea 2-1 Japan |
| 3-Aug | 6:15 PM | Malaysia 3-1 Pakistan |
| 3-Aug | 8:30 PM | India 7-2 China |
| 4-Aug | 4:00 PM | South Korea vs Pakistan |
| 4-Aug | 6:15 PM | China vs Malaysia |
| 4-Aug | 8:30 PM | India vs Japan |
| 6-Aug | 4:00 PM | China vs South Korea |
| 6-Aug | 6:15 PM | Pakistan vs Japan |
| 6-Aug | 8:30 PM | Malaysia vs India |
| 7-Aug | 4:00 PM | Japan vs Malaysia |
| 7-Aug | 6:15 PM | Pakistan vs China |
| 7-Aug | 8:30 PM | South Korea vs India |
| 9-Aug | 4:00 PM | Japan vs China |
| 9-Aug | 6:15 PM | Malaysia vs South Korea |
| 9-Aug | 8:30 PM | India vs Pakistan |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast
Indian fans will be able to easily follow the action because it has been announced that Disney+ Hotstar will live stream every 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy match. The Star Sports Network will also air every game from this illustrious event, including the match between India and Japan on Friday.