India defeat China 7-0. (Hockey India)India vs China Asia Cup Hockey 2025 Today’s Super 4s match Highlights: Indian men’s hockey team dominated China to win 7-0 in their final Super 4s match, and sealed their place in the title clash of the men’s Asia Cup in Rajgir on Sunday in some style. India have blown hot and cold in the tournament so far, which is a qualifier for next year’s Hockey World Cup, but they put together the perfect match finally to assert their status as the favourites. In the first half, they got a 3-0 lead with goals from Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh and Mandeep Singh. In the second half, Raj Kumar Pal, Sukhjeet Singh and Abhishek (x2) completed the rout.
Read more about India’s win, orchestrated by Harmanpreet Singh, here, by Mihir Vasavda from Rajgir.
Earlier, Malaysia lost a thriller against Korea after leading 3-1. The defending champions fought back to win 4-3 and set up a India vs Korea final on Sunday.
On Thursday, India came back from a goal down and stormed over the finish line, defeating Malaysian hockey team 4-1, in their second Super 4s game at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium. It was a landmark day for Captain Harmanpreet Singh as well, as he won his 250th cap for the Indian Men’s Hockey Team. For the hosts, the goals came from Manpreet Singh (17’), Sukhjeet Singh (19’), Shilanand Lakra (24’), and Vivek Sagar Prasad (38’). Meanwhile Shafiq Hassan (2’) found the back of the net for Malaysia. Read Mihir Vasavda’s ground report here.
Recap of India vs China Asia Cup Super 4 below.
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Guo Xiaolong paints a picture of a match from another age that sounds a lot like a scene out of a Shaolin movie. He talks about men in silk robes with a sash around their hips in the Chinese hinterlands, flinging oak branches on large swathes of grasslands, slapping a ‘fireball’ that could be seen in pitch dark nights.