IND vs CHN Asia Cup 2025 Men’s Hockey Super 4s today Match Live Scorecard Updates
India vs China Asia Cup Hockey 2025 Today’s Super 4s match Live Scorecard Updates: After dropping points against Korea and handsomely beating Malaysia, Indian men’s hockey team now take on China in their final Super 4 match with their hopes of playing in the final hanging in the balance. India have blown hot and cold in the tournament so far, which is a qualifier for next year’s Hockey World Cup.
While India take on China, Malaysia face off with Korea on the same day. India are currently No.1 in the Super 4s standings, followed China, who are No.2. The top two teams reach the final after the Super 4s are completed with India set to guarantee their place in the summit clash if they beat or draw with China. Story continues below this ad
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.
Follow live scores and updates from 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.
