India vs Japan Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Hockey Semi-Final | Harmanpreet-led IND beat JPN 5-0 to enter final

India sealed a 5-0 win against Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 semi-final, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Friday.

After a goalless first quarter, Akashdeep Singh opened the scoring in the second to make it 1-0 for India in the 19th-minute. Before half-time, Harmanpreet Singh (23′) and Mandeep Singh (30′) made it 3-0 for the home side. Sumit then scored in the third quarter to extend India’s lead to 4-0, before Selvam Karthi scored in the final quarter to seal a 5-0 victory.