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India vs Malaysia Live Score, Hockey Asia Cup 2017, Super 4s: India look for improved performance

4:55 pm. India’s starting XI is out: Suraj Karkera, Harmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Gujrant Singh, Dipsan Tirkey, Lalit Upadhayay, SK Uthappa, Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Kangujam


4:45 pm. A win today will give India a good chance to qualify for the title round before the final Super 4 game against Pakistan. But India can’t afford to take the Malaysians likely, especially considering their untypically circumspect game against the Koreans.

Malaysians are likely to go for similar tactics employed by the Koreans — frustrate Indians with resolute defending. But this Malaysian outfit is one of the fittest teams in the tournament and its players love to play attacking hockey. Evidently, they have scored 16 goals, which is one more than the Indians scored in the pool games.

They then registered their first-ever win over Pakistan in Asia Cup yesterday in a five-goal thriller. Interestingly, Malaysians clobbered Myanmar 14-0 to clinch their 16th SEA Games gold.

There’s everything to play for.


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Favourites India played an indifferent game against the defending champions South Korea in their Super 4 opener, thus denying themselves a win for the first time in the tournament. But Malaysians have won their match, beating three-time champions Pakistan. India will look for an improved performance today.

Thanks to a 1-1 draw between South Korea and Pakistan in the day’s first Super 4 match, India now stand a chance to top the table when they take on a confident Malaysian side at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka.

As things stand now, Malaysia (1st) and India (3rd) have three and one points respectively from one match each, while Korea (2nd) and Pakistan (4th) have two and one points respectively from two matches each.

The two top teams after the end of round three will play in the final.


New Delhi: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Super 4 match between India and Malaysia of Hockey Asia Cup 2017 in Dhaka.

Source: Zee News