India vs China Asian Champions Trophy Highlights: India starts campaign with resounding 7-2 win

That’s it from our side for the day. India begins its campaign with a resounding victory. Obviously, there’s scope for improvement but Fulton will be pleased with his team’s overall display.

We’ll be back for the second day when India takes on Japan.

That’s the end of the game. Just one goal in the second half but a thumping win for the Craig Fulton’s side, nonetheless. Two goals each for Harmanpreet and Varun Kumar while Sukhjeet, Mandeep and Akashdeep added one.

China will take heart from the two goals it scored. This was the highest-ranked team against the lowest ranked team. And if China can sound the board against India, it surely can against other teams.

Harmanpreet Singh flicks and the keeper saves. The ball bounces off his glove and pops up. Another take for India.

It is saved on the second take too. Weihao gets the block with his right leg.

Sukhjeet’s pass from the left side of the circle hits a Chinese player’s foot. A penalty corner for India.

Mandeep gets the ball on a break. He makes a move along with Akashdeep. The final touch, however, lobs the ball up into the air. The ball goes to Akashdeep who flicks at it mid air and the China keeper stops it with a dive.

Mandeep Singh gets the ball on the baseline. He moves towards the centre and hits a reverse stick shot. Too much power sees the ball fly over the goal.

Shamsher Singh gets into the circle with a spin. This releases him into space. He takes a shot but the connection is not the best and the ball rolls wide.

SAVED ON THE LINE! Jarmanpreet saves the shot at the post. Waibao Ao was the drag flicker.

Penalty corner for China. Sukhjeet Singh concedes it by hitting the ball over the baseline.

Hardik Singh and Jarmanpreet with neat interplay on the right wing. The final pass from Hardik to Jarmanpreet is wide and the chance goes begging.

India with the possession for the entirety of the first two minutes.

End of another dominant quarter for India. While India was the better team, it was a much improved, much stable display by China at the back.

How many more can India add in the final quarter.

Jieshing Gao’s drag flicks takes the first rushers stick and goes wide.

China gets a penalty corner as Amit Rohidas hits the ball over the baseline. Sreejesh goes for an immediate referral claiming it was not intentional.

It looked like a tackle but the TV umpire thinks there is no clear reason to change the decision.

GOAL! Mandeep Singh with his first goal. India goes for a variation. Amit Rohidas flicks it wide of the goal and Mandeep gets down low to guide it home with a horizontal stick.

That is also the 100th goal for Mandeep Singh.

Penalty corner! Gurjant’s stick is tackled and that is another short corner for India.

SAVE! GurjantSingh’s shot is saved by Weihao with his right leg.

Mandeep and Gurjant Singh try to combine near the left side of the China circle but an interception takes the ball away from the former.

Jugraj Singh plays an aerial ball to Jarmanpreet in the circle. Jarmanpreet collects and lets one fly. Off target and the ball goes to China.

A ball is played by Nilakanta into the circle to Jarmanpreet. The weight on that is slightly too much and the ball goes beyond the baseline.

China content with letting India see the ball. The side is just sitting back and closing out spaces.

SAVED! Weihao makes double save. First off Harmanpreet’s drag flick, the second on Akashdeep’s shot.

A penalty corner for India. Akashdeep Singh is one-on-one against the keeper but miscues his shot. The Chinese keeper gets the ball trapped under his body which is a foul.

China refers it for a push from an Indian player but there is no reason to change the decision after the replay checks.

India steals the possession back from China within seconds of the game resuming.

It has been a penalty corner clinic from India. Four of its six goals from the short corners as India has absolutely brushed away the Chinese defence.

China two managed to pull back two goals thanks to some silly errors by the defence.

Varun Kumar with his second goal. Again, India goes to the first castle from where Varun slots it home to the right corner.

Shamsher Singh manages to find a China player’s foot on the right baseline. A penlaty corner.

Akashdeep Singh’s tomahawk from the right side is not on target. But the shot gets a touch of a China stick and India gets a long corner.

What a shot! Jiesheng Gao muscles it into the roof of the net for China’s second goal.

A PC for China. Gurjant Singh trips the China winger which makes him fall over.

Harmanpreet Singh’s drag flick flies over the right corner. The ball was judged dangerous too.

The Indian skipper is one goal away from a hattrick.

A penalty corner for India. Manpreet Singh slyly runs into the circle and hits the foot of a China player.

Finally, some control by China in its circle. It is able to thwart India’s attempts at entering the circle.

A green card for Jarmanpreet Singh.

Vivek Sagar’s shot is deflected over the top of the China goal.

Varun Kumar makes up for his error. Absolutely smashes the drag flick beyond the keeper. That’s the third penalty corner converted for India.

Shamsher wins a penalty corner for India.

CHINA SCORES! An error by Varun allows Wenhui E to score.

Varun cannot collect an aerial ball. Wenhui takes it enters the circle, takes on Jugraj, and finds the shot passing under the diving Akshar Pathak.

The fourth goal to Akashdeep Singh. Manpreet Singh comes down the left wing and plays it into the circle. Akashdeep traps, takes two strides forward and slaps the shot into the net.

Well, that’s been an exhilarating quarter of hockey. India has given no breathing room to the China players. Harmanpreet Singh firing in two penalty corners before Sukhjeet Singh put the third one in on the brink of the end.

GOAL! Varun Kumar’s flick is saved, but India collects the rebound and Sukhjeet fires it in with from between his legs.

A cheeky finish.

Another corner for India. A stick check on Selvam Karthi gives India the chance to go three goals up.

Selvam Karthi makes a circle penetration and fires the ball to the front of the goal. A Chinese defender gets in the way and clears the danger.

SAVE! This time Amit Rohidas is the flicker at the second battery. Hits it straight at the pads of the keeper.

The third penalty corner. The China goalie stops a shot but it goes up in the air which is termed as dangerous by the referee.

The first rusher does his job and blocks the drag flick from Harmanpreet Singh.

Another penalty corner for India. Sukhjeet Singh is near the left baseline and squares the ball. It strikes a Chinese foot.

SAVE! Weihao saves a tomahawk by Sukhjeet Singh.

GOAL! Harmanpreet Singh parks the drag flick into the right corner of the goal.

India is up and running.

Another short corner for India. This time it is Manpreet Singh charging through the middle. A stick check by a Chinese player and the referee blows his whistle.

Chengfu Chen gets China off on a break until India’s backline gets going and thwarts the chance just before the 25-yard line.

GOAL! Harmanpreet Singh sounds the board from the short corner. The ball is drilled in at the first castle and Harman packs it into the goal.

India gets a penalty corner. An aerial pass is lobbed into the China circle by Harmanpreet. And Karthi Selvam was not given the five yards to trap it.

SAVE! Weihao gets a hand to a deflected shot. The ball was fired in by Amit Rohidas and cleverly guided goal wards.

Hardik Singh traps an opponent pass and India has a chance for a counter but China pulls bodies back in time.

India with all the possession so far. China sitting deep into his own half.

India gets the ball rolling from the centre.

The national anthems are completed! Ready for the game now.

The duo complete the 150 and 100 caps for India, respectively.

India is a good opponent. We come here to learn from our experience and try to do our best.

Everyone is excited and wants to play for the home fans. China is always sharp. We just need to worry about ourselves.

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Played: 4 | India: 3 | China: 1

Played: 7 | India: 6 | China: 1

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.

The former Pakistan forward returns to India after 16 years. Yet, Chennai feels just the same now as it did back in 2006.

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Little time to get into the groove, an under-the-weather Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh, teams unsure of the scheduling and officials racing against time to get everything in place will mark the return of international hockey to Chennai when teams take to the field on the opening day of the Asian Champions Trophy on Thursday.

For the host, it will be the final opportunity to try out its plans and personnel before the Asian Games next month amidst high pressure and higher expectations at the revamped Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium. For everyone else, it will be a chance to assess their opponents in what is being billed as a test event ahead of the big-ticket outing in Hangzhou.

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When will the India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match be played?

The India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match will be played on Thursday, August 6, 2023. The match will start at 08:30PM IST.

Where will the India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match be played?

The India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match will be played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.

Where to watch the live telecast of the India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match?

The India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India.

Where to live stream India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match?

The India vs China Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match will be live streamed on the Fancode mobile app.