The Indian team, which has made it to the semi-finals, will face Pakistan on Saturday. In this tournament, the Indian and Pakistani teams are going to face each other after 350 days. Before the match, the captains of both the teams praised each other a lot.
India will want to maintain its dominance in the last round robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy. The Indian team has won four consecutive matches and is at the top of the points tally. While Pakistan is in second place. Paris Olympics bronze medalist India defeated China 3-0 in the first match of the Champions Trophy, after which it defeated Japan 5-1, Malaysia 8-1 and Korea 3-1. Now the Indian team's eyes are on the match against Pakistan. The Pakistani team played a 2-2 draw with Malaysia and Korea. Apart from this, Pakistan defeated Japan 2-1 and China 5-1.
India defeated Pakistan 10-2 in Hangzhou Asia last year. Earlier, India had won 4-0 against Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai. The Indian team defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 in Jakarta. India played a 1-1 draw against Pakistan while India defeated Pakistan 4-3 to win the bronze medal in the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka. Indian captain Harmanpreet is in great form. She is very excited about the match against Pakistan. Harmanpreet said before the match that I have been playing with some Pakistani players since my junior days and I have a good relationship with them and they are like my brothers. However, emotions have to be controlled against any opponent on the field. There is no rivalry between India and Pakistan in world hockey. I am sure hockey fans around the world will be waiting for this match. Pakistan captain Ahmed Butt said before the match that India has played like a champion in the ACT tournament so far. We also improved our performance in every match and played disciplined hockey. We will maintain this performance.