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The Asian Champions Trophy 2024 is in its final stage, where the Indian Men's Hockey Team is ready to face its arch-rival Pakistan on September 14 in its last group stage match at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China. Both the teams have performed well in the tournament.
The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Singh has been unbeaten so far in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. They started their campaign by defeating China 3–0 in the first match. After this, in the next group stage, Japan and Malaysia were defeated 5-0 and 8-1. Then the team defeated Korea 3-1 in the previous match. India was the first team in the tournament to book a place in the semifinal.
At the same time, Pakistan started its campaign with 2-2 draws against Malaysia and Korea. Then defeated Japan 2-1 and China 5-1. To reach the semi-finals, Pakistan will have to win the match against India or hope that the match ends in a draw.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head
India-16 | Draw- 4 | Pakistan- 5
Both the teams have faced each other 25 times in various tournaments since 2013. Like cricket, India has the upper hand in hockey. Men in Blue have won 16 matches, while Pakistan has won only 5 times. At the same time, four matches have ended in a draw.
The last time both the teams played against each other was during the Asian Games, where Team India defeated the Men in Green 10-2 in the Pool A match.
When was the last time India played Pakistan at the Asian Champions Trophy?
India defeated Pakistan 4-0 victory at the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 in Chennai.
Top goal scorer
Harmanpreet Singh is the highest goalscorer against Pakistan. He has scored 16 goals, while Pakistan's Arslan Qadir is the highest goalscorer for his team. He has scored 4 goals.
Where to watch the India vs Pakistan Asian Champions Trophy 2024 match?
Both the teams will take on each other on Saturday (September 14, 2024) at 1.15 PM IST. The match will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Ten network. The match will be streamed live on SonyLIV app.
India and Pakistan squads
India:
Abhishek, Amir Ali, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Suraj Karkera (goalkeeper), Raj Kumar Pal, Krishan Bahadur Pathak (goalkeeper), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Mohammed Raheel, Amit Rohidas, Sanjay, Nilakanta Sharma, Gurjot Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Uttam Singh, Vishnukant Singh, and Sumit.
Pakistan:
Abdul Rehman, Ajaz Ahmad, Ghazanfar Ali, Ammad Butt (Captain), Muhammad Hammadudin, Zikriya Hayat, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan (goalkeeper), Sufyan Khan, Arshad Liaqat, Abu Mahmood, Nadeem Ahmad, Faisal Qadir, Waheed Ashraf Rana, Salman Razzaq, Rooman, Hannan Shahid, Moin Shakeel, Muneeb Ur-Rehman (goalkeeper).