The men in blue will take on Malaysia in the Asian Champions Trophy final at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai.
The Indian men’s hockey team blanked Japan 5-0 in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 semi-finals at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Friday. The men in blue will now take on Malaysia in the Asian Champions Trophy final. The men in blue under the aegis of Craig Fulton have produced a very satisfactory performance in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy. Team India had only not been able to defeat the Japanese team in this edition. That record also seems to settle down as they take on the Malaysians in the finals. Overall the Indians possess a great record against the Southeast Asian nation. India and Malaysia have met 34 times in the past out of which India has won 23 times and Malaysia has won 7 times. The rest 4 matches ended in a draw.
However, this time when the men in blues meet the Malaysians, it will be a different affair altogether. Malaysia also had an impressive run in the tournament. The Malaysians have been exceptional throughout the tournament apart from the game against India. The men in blue thrashed the Malaysians for 5 goals to nil. But they have been exceptional since then, thrashing defending champions Korea 6-2 in the semifinal. Harmanpreet Singh’s side has a job cut out for them if they eye on their 4th Asian Champions Trophy.
The Asian Champions Trophy 2023 is being conducted in two phases – a group stage where all six teams play each other in a single-legged round-robin format followed by the knockout/classification stage. After the group stage is over, the top four teams make the semi-finals while the bottom two play in the fifth-place classification match. The two semi-final winners move on to the final on August 12 while the two losing teams play each other in the third-place playoff match. The Indian men’s hockey team ranked fourth in the world, and world No. 16 Pakistan are the joint most-successful teams at the Asian Champions Trophy with three titles each. South Korea defeated Japan to win the last edition of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey hosted by Bangladesh in 2021.
| Schedule (12.08.23) | Timings (IST) |
| Japan vs South Korea | 6:00 |
| India vs Malaysia | 8:30 |
The 2023 Asian Champions Trophy for Mens starts on 3 August and ends on 12 August 2023.
Live streaming of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 will happen on FanCode. Live broadcasts of the matches of the Asian Champions Trophy will be available on the Star Sports First and Star Sports Select 2 HD TV channels in India.
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