Pakistan will lock horns with China in the fifth place playoff match in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2023 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Pakistan and China head into the match on the back of disappointing defeats which saw them finish as the two bottom-placed teams. Fifth-placed Pakistan won one, drew two and lost two, while sixth-placed China drew one and lost four matches.

In their most recent outing at the Asian Champions Trophy 2023, Pakistan lost 0-4 to India, and China lost 1-2 to Japan, a result which ended Pakistan's chances of finishing in the top four. Both the matches took place on Wednesday (August 6).
The two teams already clashed in the ACT 2023 round-robin stage, where Muhammad Khan and Afraz Hakeem goals helped Pakistan edge China 2-1. Gao Jiesheng was China's goal-scorer.
China and Pakistan will now face each other for the eighth time in their history. In the previous seven meetings, Pakistan has been victorious all the seven times, scoring 15 goals and conceding 6 goals across those games.
Now, ahead of their eighth meeting, myKhel takes a look at Pakistan vs China Live Streaming, telecast, push back time, and squads of the sides heading into the match:
The PAK vs CHN 5th place playoff match in the ACT 2023 is scheduled to take place as the first match of Friday (August 11) at the Mayor Radakrishna Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The push back time for Pakistan vs China in the ACT 2023 fifth place match is at 3:30 PM IST (India), 3 PM PKT (Pakistan) and 6 PM CST (China) on Friday (August 11).
Star Sports is the official broadcast partner for the tournament and will provide live telecast of PAK vs CHN match on the Star Sports First and Star Sports Select 2HD channels.
The live streaming of the match will be available via the FanCode app and website in India for a match pass that will cost Rs 9. The fans outside India and Malaysia can watch the match on the Watch Hockey by creating an account on the website.
Pakistan: Muhammad Umar Bhatta, Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Sufyan Khan, Ehtsham Aslam, Osama Bashir, Aqeel Ahmed, Arshad Liaquat, Muhammad Imad, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Zakaria Hayat, Rana Abdul Waheed Ashraf, Roman, Muhammad Murtaza Yaqoob, Muhammad Shahzaib Khan, Afraz, Abdul Rahman.
China: Chen Qijun, Chen Chengfu, Gao Jiesheng, Liu Junjie, Ao Xu, Pan Dongquan, E Wenhui, Chen Chongcong, Guo Zixiang, Du Shihao, Ao Suozhu, Chen Benhai, Lin Changliang, Meng Lei, Ao Weibao, Huang Jingcheng, Zhang Bo, Zhu Weijiang, Wang Weihao, Wang Caiyu.