Asia Cup Hockey Final 2017 Live, India vs Malaysia: Team India Favourites For Title
India vs Malaysia, Asia Cup Hockey Final Live score: India will start favourites in the final of the tournament having not lost a single match and also having already beaten Malaysia 6-2 in the Super 4s stage.
India beat Pakistan 4-0 in their third Super 4s match to enter the final of the Asia Cup 2017. The sixth ranked India, who just needed a draw to seal a place in summit clash, produced a superlative performance after the change of ends to pump in four goals -- three field strikes and one through penalty corner. By virtue of this win, India not only topped the Super 4 stage with seven points, but also continued their domination over Pakistan. India now face Malaysia in the final who they beat 6-2 in the Super 4s stage.
Live Updates Between India vs Malaysia Asia Cup Hockey Final from Dhaka.
16:15 IST: Ahead of the final match, let us take a look at the highlights of India's last match against Pakistan.
#ICYMI: Highlights from India's stupendous victory over Pakistan in the Super 4s on 21st Oct.
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16:11 IST: In the bronze medal match, Pakistan beat Korea 6-3.
16:10 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the final match between India and Malaysia of the Hero Asia Cup hockey match.
It was only in the third quarter that the Indians looked like a far more convincing unit as Satbir Singh gave India the lead in the 39th minute. What followed next was a great show by the Indians as the Pakistani defence fell apart conceding as many as four goals in the last two quarters of the match.
This is for the seventh time that India made it to the Asia Cup final. It was India's fourth win over Pakistan this year, having beaten them twice in the Hockey World League Semi-finals in London and once in the pool stages.