Unbeaten In the last-four match, India will face a determined Japan.

• India’s women’s team is set to face Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy semifinal.
• India, the most experienced side in the competition, won 3-0 in its last league game against the same opponent.
• The team has shown progressively better performances in every match, but the knockout stage is a different ball game.
• The forward line has been in imperious form, scoring 26 goals with 155 circle entries.
• The defence has been impressive, keeping a clean sheet in four of the five games.
• The team is working on a new style of play and improving decision making with a long-term view.
• Japan tested India in the first half of their league match, with Miyu Hasegawa being an experienced and able scorer.
• The other semifinal will see Malaysia take on Olympic silver medalist China, while Korea and Thailand will battle to avoid the wooden spoon.