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India vs Pakistan Highlights: India beat Pakistan 4-3 to secure third-place finish and win bronze medal
Asian Champions Trophy 2021 Hockey Bronze Medal Match Highlights: In a neck-and-neck contest between India and Pakistan it was Manpreet Singh's boys who came out on top, beating arch-rivals 4-3 to secure a third-place finish at the Asian Champions Trophy 2021.
Asian Champions Trophy 2021 Hockey Bronze Medal Match Highlights: In a neck-and-neck contest between India and Pakistan it was Manpreet Singh's boys who came out on top, beating arch-rivals 4-3 to secure a third-place finish at the Asian Champions Trophy 2021. It was India, who took the lead in the opening stage of the game, however, Pakistan soon bounced back ending the first half at one-goal each. Pakistan then started the second half on a rousing note, taking a one-goal advantage but India bounced back in the final quarter and wrapped up the proceedings with a thrilling win. With this India also won the bronze medal at the ACT 2021.
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India finished without a medal in the Asian Champions Trophy only once in 2013. Pakistan, meanwhile, have played in the finals of every edition bar the ongoing one in Bangladesh.
India vs Pakistan - H2H
In the Asian Champions Trophy, India and Pakistan teams have met on six occasions - with both winning three-a-piece.
Overall, Pakistan lead 82-63 in H2H count in 176 games.
Krishna Pathak replaces Suraj Karkera
Karkera, who was substituted during the semi-final against Japan, is benched for Krishna Pathak in the bronze medal match in Dhaka. Karkera had produced a phenomenal performance against Pakistan in the group game, making two brilliant saves against penalty corners as India won 3-1.
India XI vs Pakistan
‘Can’t underestimate any team'
The loss against Japan came as a shock to Indian hockey fraternity, and captain Manpreet Singh admitted that they “can't underestimate” anyone.
“Can’t quite describe that,” Manpreet said after the match. “It is not the result we wanted. We were lazy a bit at the start, conceded a goal in the first minute and then the second minute. Big lesson for us that we can’t underestimate any team, we need to ready for the match tomorrow.”
A heartbreak in semis
In their last round-robin match on Sunday, the Indian men's hockey Team eased past Japan with a 6-0 win. However, it was a heartbreak for the side in the semi-finals as the faced a 3-5 defeat, conceding two goals within the opening 100 seconds!
Asian Champions Trophy, Bronze Medal match - India vs Pakistan
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Asian Champions Trophy 2021 Bronze Medal Match - India vs Pakistan. The two arch-rivals clash for the podium finish after going down in their respective semi-finals. While India will be eyeing a third-successive podium finish (fourth overall).
