India reaches semi-finals of Hockey Asian Champions Trophy: Third consecutive win, beat Malaysia 8-1; Rajkumar scores hat-trick

This is India’s third consecutive victory in this Champions Trophy.

The Indian hockey team has reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. The team defeated Malaysia in the third match. The Paris Olympics bronze medalist team won 8-1 in the match played in Hulunbuir on Wednesday.

This is India’s third consecutive win in this Champions Trophy. The team defeated China in the first match and Japan in the second match. The next match will be played against Korea tomorrow on 12 September.

Rajkumar Pal scored a hat-trick for India. Apart from him, Arijit Singh scored two goals. Harmanpreet Singh, Uttam Singh and Jugraj scored 1-1 goals.

India will play its next match against Korea tomorrow on 12th September.

India is at number one in the points table India is at the top of the points table of the Asian Champions Trophy. It has 9 points with 3 wins in 3 matches. Pakistan is at the second position. It has 5 points with 1 win and a draw in 3 matches.

Six teams are participating Along with India, China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and Pakistan are participating in this tournament. India will face rival Pakistan on 14 September. The final of the tournament will be played on 17 September.

India is the most successful team The Indian hockey team is the defending champion of the Asian Champions Trophy. India has won the title four times and Pakistan three times. At the same time, South Korea won the title in 2021.

The Indian team won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal in the recently concluded Paris Olympics. The Indian team defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match. This was the Indian team’s second consecutive bronze medal in the Olympics. In the Tokyo Olympics too, the team won bronze by defeating Germany.