India vs Malaysia, Asian Champions Trophy FINAL Highlights: IND beat MAL 4-3 to lift fourth title

This brings us to the end of this live coverage of the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2023 in Chennai.

Welcome the Winners

Captain of India, Harmanpreet Singh, collects the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 from the honourable dignitaries present at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium and fireworks begin.

Gold Medal Winners

India captain Harmanpreet Singh leads the Men in Blue to collect the gold medal as they top the podium in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 and warm-up nicely for the Asian Games 2023.

ACT 2023 Silver Medal Winners

The Malaysian Hockey Team collects the silver medal for finishing second in the tournament. They were also cheered by the fans for putting up a spectacular performance in a fitting final.

The crowd appreciates the formidable opponents Malaysia and they acknowledge it.

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ACT 2023 Bronze Medal Winners

Japan players collect the bronze medal as they defeated Korea in the third-place finish.

We have been doing well in FIH Pro League. Good to see that results of hard work are paying off for us. We have won the Asian Champions Trophy but we'll keep our heads down and look to do well in the Asian Games 2023: Akashdeep Singh.

India lift the fourth Hockey ACT

What a pulsating contest the crowd at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium witnessed. They came in good numbers to support and cheer for the home side. They had to stay calm for almost 30 minutes as Team India were trailing but they turned it around in the 45th minute of the game to score back-to-back goals and equalised for the team.

INDIA WIN!!

Full Time! The final whistle has been blown and India have emerged victorious tonight. Superb performance from the Men In Blue as they first restored parity and later took the lead. It will undoubtedly go down as one of the most famous wins Team India has had recently. Harmanpreet Singh and his team have ensured the hosts remain unbeaten in the tournament and lift the fourth title, the most by any team in the history of competition.

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Malaysian team has decided to go with all the field players and let go off their goalie

Good recovery from Indians vs Malaysia

What a recovery this has been from the Indians?? They were 1-3 down for the most part in the third quarter but the Men in Blue scored twice at the stroke of fourth quarter and equalised and now Akashdeep has given Indians a lead.

Akashdeep Singh scores

GOALLL!!! Shamsher won the ball in the midfield and provided the pass to Akashdeep and Mandeep in the circle. Akashdeep didn't let the opportunity slip and scored a stupendous field goal. India take 4-3 lead in the 56th minute.

Harmanpreet Singh fails to convert PC

The Indian captain took the penalty corner but he wasn't on target.

India get PC

Indians get the PC in the 55th minute. Harmanpreet Singh takes the drag flick but superb defending by the Malaysian goalkeeper.

52'! Sukhjeet had an opportunity to give India a lead but he failed to net it. It was close!

Malaysia get PC in 50th minute

Malaysia get a penalty corner in the 50th minute and Amit Rohidas saves for India yet again.

Final quarter begins!

After a pulsating third quarter, India are now back in the game and looking to start the fourth quarter on a positive note. They'll have to carry the momentum forward now to make a full press and take a lead.

Gurjant equalises for India: IND 3 - 3 MAL

GOALLL!!!! Second goal for India in a space of seconds and Gurjant Singh has scored a stupendous field goal. Indians have equalised in the dying minute of the third quarter and brought themselves back in the game.

Penalty Stroke for India; India score

India get a penalty stroke in the 45th minute and credit goes to Nilakanta Sharma for giving his team a set piece and captain Harmanpreet Singh has scored it. India 2 - 3 Malaysia. The crowd in Chennai has found its voice now.

PC for Malaysia

Malaysia take another referral to perfection and earn another penalty corner in the 43rd minute. Amit Rohidas the best rusher in the Indian side prevented it again. India took the ball on the counter but failed to get make advantage of it.

Pressure building upon Indians

The Indians haven't been able to get the better of the Malaysian defenders and goalie. The pressure of trailing behind by two goals is forcing the hosts to commit way too many mistakes. The third quarter has three more minutes to end. Will the Indians score in this quarter?

IND 1 - 3 MAL in Quarter 3

India earn another Penalty corner but they've once again failed to convert. They've been winning the balls well but have been failing to score.

After a long time defending, Malaysian attackers finally managed to take the ball away to the opposition half and made a circle penetration to give their defenders some relief.

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32'! India get the PC and Harmanpreet Singh - the drag flick specialist - failed to convert. They are yet to score their second goal of the evening. Luck has evaded them so far.

Third quarter begins

India are going full throttle attack at the start of the third quarter and they've made some circle entries inside the first couple of minutes. They've earned a PC in the 32nd minute.

India not in their zone tonight

Jugraj Singh gave India a lead but they let the advantage slip through their hands. They've made more circle entries and had more ball possessions but Malaysians scored at the right time to take an upper hand.

Half Time in Chennai: Malaysia in advantage over India

That's the end of another intriguing 15 minutes in the high-octane final. Malaysia have had an upper hand as they've managed to pump-in a couple of goals in the second quarter and lead 3-1 at the half time. The Indians have been in disarray in the last 17 minutes of the game and hence they are trailing by two goals.

Malaysia scored third goal of the match

Malaysians have stunned the local fans. Mohammad Aminul Ali has scored the third goal for his team and they've taken a two-goal cushion against the hosts. Pressure on the Indians.

Penalty Corner for Malaysia

Malaysians have been manning their defences brilliantly and making constant circle entries and getting those penalty corners as well. They've earned another PC in the 27th minute.

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Malaysia get another penalty corner against India but the Indian defenders saved it to deny their opponents two goal advantage.

Green cards galore

Malaysia's Hasan Azuan (21') and India's Sukhjeet (22') get green cards from the referee for tackling the opposition players. This shows the teams are not in the mood to give an inch to the opposition but the Malaysians - who are in the yellow are leading.