India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Hockey Highlights: Harmanpreet, Varun grab braces to gift IND 7-2 win vs CHN

India vs China Highlights Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Follow highlights of IND vs CHN hockey match, in Chennai.

India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Highlights (PTI)

India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Highlights: India sealed a one-sided 7-2 win against China in their Asian Champions Trophy 2023 opener, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Thursday. India took a early 2-0 lead in the first quarter after a quick brace from captain Harmanpreet Singh, who converted back-to-back penalty corners. Meanwhile, Sukhjeet made it 3-0 to end the first quarter. Akashdeep scored early in the second quarter to make it 4-0, but Wenhui took advantage of a defensive lapse as China staged a comeback to make it 1-4. But Varun had other plans and converted a penalty corner to make it 5-1 for India. China found another goal through Jiesheng Gao to make it 5-2 in the second quarter. Varun scored once again in the end of the second quarter to make it 6-2 for the home side. In the third quarter, Mandeep deflected a dragflick and India took a 7-2 lead. India had few more chances in the final quarter but some good saves by China's goalkeeper saw the match end with a 7-2 scoreline.

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• 3 Aug 2023, 10:22:35 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Full-time!

  It is full-time and India begin their campaign with a massive 7-2 win vs China!

  India 7-2 China, FT

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:20:57 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: SAVES!

  Another penalty corner for India after hits the ankle of a Chinese player. A good drive and the goalkeeper blocks it but another penalty corner for India and its saved once again!

  India 7-2 China, 58'

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:15:35 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Stunning shot!

  Mandeep receives the ball inside the circle and he is in the right-hand side. He evades the defender and shoots, it goes wide!

  India 7-2 China, 56'

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:12:29 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: India maintain control!

  India have kept control and are slowly sealing a confident 7-2 win here!

  India 7-2 China, 53'

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:10:55 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: The final quarter begins!

  The final quarter begins as Pathak replaces Sreejesh between the sticks!

  India 7-2 China

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:10:21 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: The third quarter ends!

  The third quarter ends and India lead 7-2!

  India 7-2 China

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:54:19 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: MANDEEP SCORES!

  Another penalty corner for India! It is goal no. 7! Mandeep scores and is there to deflect the drag flick and makes it 7-2!

  India 7-2 China, 40'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:49:28 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Excellent pass!

  WHAT A PASS BY JUGRAJ! He lobs it to Germanpreet from the left flank. Germanpreet receives it outside the circle and touches it. Then he shoots, but it goes way too wide!

  India 6-2 China, 37'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:44:04 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Good save!

  Penalty corner for India and China lose their referral. Good for India after Akashdeep makes a mess. The Chinese keeper got the ball trapped under his body which is a foul.

  Harmanpreet shoots but it is a good save by the goalkeeper!

  India 6-2 China, 32'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:41:08 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: India maintain control

  India begin the second half with positive intent and spray the ball around.

  India 6-2 China, 30'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:40:11 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: The third quarter begins!

  The action resumes as China get the third quarter underway!

  India 6-2 China

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:30:31 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: First-half comes to an end!

  The referee blows the whistle and the first half comes to an end!

  India 6-2 China, HT

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:29:56 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: GOALL! 6-2 for IND!

  India get a penalty corner as Shamsher finds the foot of a Chinese player on the right baseline!

  Varun also bags a brace! He fires it to the right corner to convert the penalty corner!

  India 6-2 China, 30'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:24:10 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: GOALL! CHINA!

  Jiesheng Gao seems angry as he fires his shot into the roof of the net and it is 5-2 now!

  India 5-2 China, 25'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:19:26 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: MISS!

  Sagar tries to shoot, but it is deflected over the top of China's goal post.

  India 5-1 China, 20'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:15:11 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: GOALLL! VARUN SCORES!

  Varun makes up for his error and converts the drag flick after India get a penalty corner. It goes beyond the goalkeeper with ease and India extend their lead!

  India 5-1 China, 19'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:12:47 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: GOALLL!

  Sumit gives away the ball and the Wenhui surges past a defender and slots it past the goalkeeper! Defensive lapse!

  India 4-1 China, 18'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:12:28 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: GOALLL!

  Akashdeep scores! Manpreet goes down the left wing and plays it into the circle. Akashdeep whacks it into the net to make it 4-0!

  India 4-0 China, 16'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:10:29 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: The second quarter begins!

  The action resumes and the second quarter gets underway!

  India 3-0 China

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:06:33 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: The first quarter is over!

  The first quarter is over with India leading 3-0 courtesy of a brace from Harmanpreet and a goal from Sukhjeet.

  India 3-0 China

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:05:22 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Sukhjeet scores!

  Another penalty corner and the goalkeeper initially saves and then Sukhjeet is there to nutmeg himself and score past the goalkeeper for a craft goal!

  India 3-0 China, 15'

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:04:22 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Karthi passes in front of goal!

  Karthi makes a pentrating run into the circle and drives the ball in front of goal. A defender gets in the way to stop it!

  India 2-0 China, 14'

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:56:52 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Good defending!

  ANOTHER PENALTY CORNER AS IT HITS THE LEG OF A DEFENDER!

  Flicked in and Harmanpreet goes for the hattrick but good running by China and it is blocked!

  India 2-0 China, 11'

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:53:49 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Goal no. 2! No stopping Harmanpreet Singh!

  Another penalty corner and Harmanpreet is there to convert it with ease! Whips it to the bottom right corner! BRACE!

  India 2-0 China, 10'

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:50:02 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Harmanpreet scores!

  A PERFECT DRAG FLICK AND HARMANPREET LATCHES ON TO IT TO MAKE IT A PRISTINE FINISH! He opens the proceedings with ease!

  India 1-0 China, 5'

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:48:58 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: SAVE!

  SAVE! ROHIDAS FIRES IN A SHOT AND IT WAS GOING TOWARDS GOAL! WEIHAO GETS A HAND TO SAVE THE DEFLECTED SHOT!

  India 0-0 China, 3'

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:46:45 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: The action begins!

  The action begins as the first quarter gets underway!

  India 0-0 China

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:46:18 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Playing XIs

  India: PR Sreejesh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Amit Rohidas.

  China: Weihao Wang, Qijun Chen, Chengfu Chen, Jiesheng Gao, Wenghui E, Chengcong Chen, Zixiang Guo, Shihao Du, Changliang Lin, Lei Meng, Weibao Ao.

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:35:34 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Action to begin!

  The action is set to begin as both teams walk in for their respective national anthems!

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:33:17 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Few minutes!

  Few minutes for the match to begin as India face China in their campaign opener!

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:09:10 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Asian Games preparation

  The tournament will be a warm-up event for India ahead of the Asian Games, scheduled for September-October in Hangzhou.

• 3 Aug 2023, 07:46:04 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Participants

  India, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and China will aim to win the title at the seventh edition of the continental meet.

• 3 Aug 2023, 07:32:48 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: What did Hardik Singh say?

  Ahead of the tournament, India's Hardik Singh said, "It is really special for everyone that the Hero Asian Champions Trophy is being held in Chennai. The way the crowd supported us in Rourkela and Bhubaneswar, we hope that the fans come in huge numbers, fill the stadium and support us. I am looking forward to playing in Chennai."

• 3 Aug 2023, 07:08:03 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Warning for IND

  With India set to face Pakistan on August 9, the hosts have already received a warning from their opposition head coach. Speaking on Wednesday, Muhammad Saqlain said, "Definitely, preparation-wise India is ahead since it has been playing of late and is coming off a stint in Europe, whereas we have arrived right from our homes. It is the same even in cricket."

  "We want to play more matches against India that would be beneficial for both sides. Obviously, India is at an advantage here in terms of fitness. But we also prepare in the same hot weather conditions, and we will surprise them when we meet."

• 3 Aug 2023, 07:01:03 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: South Korea beat Japan in tournament opener

  South Korea have begun their title defence with a 2-1 win vs Japan in the tournament opener.

• 3 Aug 2023, 06:50:48 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: 1st competitive tournament for CHN this year

  China will be playing in their first competitive tournament this year, having missed out on the World Cup.

• 3 Aug 2023, 06:27:59 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: IND's fixtures

  After their opener tonight, India is scheduled to play Japan in their second match on Friday, August 4 followed by their match against Malaysia on Sunday, 6th August. India will play Korea on Monday, August 7 followed by a day's rest before they take on nemesis Pakistan in a highlight-anticipated match on Wednesday, August 9 before going into the knockouts.

• 3 Aug 2023, 06:04:33 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: What did IND's chief head coach say?

  India chief coach Craig Fulton said, "It is great that we are getting to play these matches ahead of the Asian Games. It gives us the ideal platform to study the other teams and also see how players excel in the roles they have been assigned to execute. We had some very good matches in Spain and a good training block before that in Bengaluru. I am excited and looking forward to the matches here."

• 3 Aug 2023, 05:50:37 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: What did Harmanpreet Singh say?

  Ahead of the match, India captain Harmanpreet said, "In tournaments like these, no team can be taken lightly. We are looking forward to these matches and seeing where we stand when we play Asian teams. Of course, we want to win every match and perform well here ahead of the Asian Games."

• 3 Aug 2023, 05:27:35 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: IND most successful side with Pakistan

  India have won the Asian Champions Trophy in 2011, 2016 ad 2018. Pakistan have claimed the title in 2012, 2013 and 2018. Both countries shared it in 2018 after the final was abandoned due to rain. Both countries are most successful in the tournament's history.

• 3 Aug 2023, 04:58:02 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Squads

  IND: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Jugraj Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (capt), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Hardik Singh (vice-captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, S Karthi

  CHN: Chen Qijun, Chen Chengfu, Gao Jiesheng, Liu Junjie, Ao Xu, Pan Dongquan, E Wenhui, Chen Chongcong, Guo Zixiang, Du Shihao, Ao Suozhu, Chen Benhai, Lin Changliang, Meng Lei, Ao Weibao, Huang Jingcheng, Zhang Bo, Zhu Weijiang, Wang Weihao, Wang Caiyu

• 3 Aug 2023, 04:53:32 PM IST

  India vs China Live Score Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Hello and welcome everyone!

  Hello and welcome everyone to our live coverage of today's Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match between India and China, straight from Chennai. Stay tuned folks for an exciting thriller!