Pakistan and India have each played four matches. India currently leads the standings with 10 points, while Pakistan is in fourth place with 5 points.
India Hockey Team Performance in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023
India are currently undefeated in the competition, with three wins and a draw in the four games they have played so far. In their recent game against South Korea on Monday, India won 3-2.
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Team India was too successful against their Asian counterparts Malaysia & China. They came out as clear winners with a 5-0 and 7-2 scoreline against these teams respectively. Team India’s only draw came in the match against 5th-place Japan which ended 1-1.
Pakistan Hockey Team Performance in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023
Before their recent match against China which took place on Monday, the Pakistan team was winless in their previous three outings against Japan, Korea, and Malaysia.
A 2-1 win against China ensured that Pakistan moved level on points with third-place Korea before their all-important game against India. Pakistan started the tournament on the back foot after losing to Malaysia in their opening fixture of the tournament. A draw against Korea and Japan meant that the three-time winners of the tournament would come into this fixture with their worst start in the history of this tournament.
India vs Pakistan Hockey Match: Date and Time
The Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match between India and Pakistan will be played on Wednesday, August 9 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.
India vs Pakistan: Hockey’s greatest rivalry in numbers
India and Pakistan have faced each other ten times in the Asian Champions Trophy with India leading 6-2 in head-to-head records.
Played: 10
India won: 6
Pakistan won: 2
Drawn: 2
Overall, starting from the 1956 Men’s Olympic Games – both teams have faced each other 59 times with India winning 28 and Pakistan winning 25.
Played: 59
India won: 28
Pakistan won: 25
Drawn: 6
The last time India and Pakistan played against each other in a hockey tournament was in May 2022 in the Hero Asia Cup. The match ended in a draw at 1-1.
India vs Pakistan Possible Lineup
India’s probable XI:
Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Gurjant Singh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Harmanpreet Singh (c), Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Sumit, Mandeep Singh
Pakistan’s probable XI:
Akmal Hussain, Ahtisham Aslam, Aqeel Ahmed, Liaqat Arshad, Abdul Rana, Abdul Shahid, Zikriya Hayat, Usama Bashir, Umar Bhutta (c), Muhammed Khan, Afraz
