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India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asian Games semi-final: The big clash is underway in Aichi-Nagoya
India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asian Games semi-final: Follow latest updates of the rivalry clash at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
- 4 Mins agoHere is India's starting line-up
- 5 Mins agoTime for national anthem
- 10 Mins agoWho will be Pakistan's player to watch out for
- 30 Mins agoWhy India are the overwhelming favouriest
- 40 Mins agoSo, are Pakistan underdogs in this contest?
- 54 Mins agoHow Pakistan reached the semifinal
- 59 Mins agoHow India reached the semifinal
- 1 Hr 5 Mins agoHello and welcome!
India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asian Games semi-final: India have never lost to Pakistan in the last decade. Today, they will look to extend that dominance against Pakistan in the blockbuster semifinal face-off at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, with an eye to returning to the Asian Games final and retaining the 2023 gold. The winner of this semifinal clash will take on either Malaysia or South Korea in the final on October 3.
...Read MoreMatch gets underway!
India, four-time champions, up against the most prolific team in Asia history. Are we expecting the same result yet again?
Match gets underway.
Here is India's starting line-up
Time for national anthem
Players make their way onto the turf. Mandeep Singh gets felicitated for his 300th international cap.
Both teams have lined-up for the national anthems. India go first, followed by Pakistan
Raj Kumar Pal misses out
India will be without midfielder Raj Kumar Pal, who has been ruled out after sustaining a left thumb fracture during the team's last pool match against Bangladesh. Travelling reserve Nilakanta Sharma has been brought into the squad as his replacement
Who will be Pakistan's player to watch out for
Pakistan’s scoring hopes will be led by drag-flick specialist Sufiyan Khan, who has been prolific from penalty-corner situations and currently tops the tournament scoring charts with 11 goals
What has Craig Fulton to say ahead of the match
Why India are the overwhelming favourites
For India, it's not just about the head-to-head record against Pakistan, having registered 18 wins, two draws and one no result in 21 meetings since their last defeat to their rival in 2016 South Asian Games, but also for the fact that India have never lost to an Asian team in four years.
So, are Pakistan underdogs in this contest?
Pakistan do enter the match as underdogs, but they remain one of Asia’s most decorated hockey nations and the most successful team in Asian Games history, with eight gold medals, three silver and three bronze.
A close look at the decade-long dominance
How Pakistan reached the semifinal
beat Thailand 9-0, Pool B
beat Uzbekistan 5-1, Pool B
beat China 3-0, Pool B
lost to Malaysia 4-5, Pool B
beat Oman 7-2, Pool B
Pakistan finished second in Pool B after four wins in five matches, behind Malaysia, scoring 28 goals across the matches.
How India reached the semifinal
beat Indonesia 13-1, Pool A
beat Sri Lanka 16-1, Pool A
beat South Korea 8-2, Pool A
beat Japan 2-0, Pool A
beat Bangladesh 10-0, Pool A
India won all five group matches to top Pool A but allowed minnows like Indonesia and Sri Lanka to score against them. South Korea, in fact, punched in two goals in India’s 8-2 win
Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the men's hockey semifinal between India and Pakistan. Stay tuned for more updates!
