India Vs Japan

Asian Champions Trophy: High-flying India rout Japan 6-0 to end round robin stage unbeaten

India, who have already sealed a semi-final berth, ended the round-robin stage of the five-nation tournament at the top of the standings with 10 points, ahead of Korea (6), Japan (5), Pakistan (2) and hosts Bangladesh (0).

Highlights, India vs Japan, U19 World Cup 2020: India thrash Japan by 10 wickets, storm into quarter-finals

India vs Japan, ICC U-19 World Cup 2020, Live Updates: And it's all over. India U-19 have thrashed Japan U-19 by 10 wickets and consequently, stormed into the quarter-finals of the 2020 U-19 World Cup.

Sultan of Johor Cup: India go down fighting to Japan in high-octane clash, suffer their first loss in tournament

India's attacking efforts were constant and through the first quarter they were a threat going forward, but were unable to apply the finishing touch to their play. At the back, Prashant Chauhan pulled off a succession of great saves right at the death to ensure India went into the break down by just one goal.

FIH Series Finals 2019: India start favourites in summit clash against South Africa, but hosts must look to minimise errors

If there is a chance that South Africa might closely look at, it is still the disorganised Indian forward line that can be forced under pressure. India scored seven goals against Japan and half that number were strikes coming off Japanese errors or off the third or fourth shot.

FIH Series Finals 2019: Clinical India outpace Japan in semi-final goal fest, set up summit clash against South Africa

Japan scored through Kenji Kitazato (2nd) and Kota Watanabe (20th). For India, the scorers were, Harmanpreet Singh (7th), Varun Kumar (14th), Ramandeep Singh (23rd, 37th), Hardik Singh (25th), Gursahibjit Singh (43rd) and Vivek Sagar (47th).

FIH Series Finals 2019: India start favourites against Japan in semis, but Manpreet Singh's men need to convert chances

In the previous 13 matches between two teams, India have lost none, they have scored 61 goals and conceded 12 and during that period, they have scored five-plus, five times.

Asian Champions Trophy 2018: India carve out hard-fought victory over Japan but there's still room for improvement ahead of final

Against Japan, India strived, struggled and realised that momentum was difficult to attain against a Japanese team defending in numbers

Asian Champions Trophy, India vs Japan, Match Highlights: Manpreet Singh and Co earn hard-fought victory

Catch the Live score and updates from the Asian Champions Trophy semi-final match between India and Japan

Asian Games 2018: Indian hockey in uncomfortable zone after disappointments in Indonesia, but not for too long

At this moment of time, Indian hockey is not in a comfort zone; but not for long. The team, players will feel powerless. They will silently take in the barbs. Surely, they will come back, fuelled by the realisation of the mistakes, in their quest to prove they are more than the sum of their parts we were witness to in Jakarta.

Highlights Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2017, India vs Japan, hockey scores and updates: India win 4-3

India face Japan on Wednesday before meeting hosts Malaysia in their final round-robin match on Thursday. Follow our live blog for regular scores and updates.