India vs Malaysia Highlights: The Indian Hockey team beat Malaysia 4-1 in a must-win encounter of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Top Four on Thursday (September 4).

The hooter blows and India have won the match 4-1, thus keeping their Final hopes strong. Four goals in 2nd and 3rd quarter were enough for the Men in Blue to secure this massive win.
58'India win the ball back and then Shilanand's strike just goes wide.
55'The Indian team has slowed down the pace of this match, as they are on the verge of securing all three points in it.
50'One of the Malaysia players are down with an injury. But the free kick has been awarded to India as Harmanpreet Singh tries to move forward.
The 4th quarter resumes and Malaysia have made a few changes to their lineup.
The 3rd quarter ends.
45'A scuffle inside the India box but the Indian defence somehow manage to come out unscathed.
40'Another fast and decisive move from the Indian team again, but this time Dilpreet fails to control the ball properly and it goes out of play.
Goaaaaaaaal!! Vivek Sagar Prasad bundles the ball in. After the drag flick was thwarted, Sumit kept the ball in play and then Manpreet Singh's crossfield ball is sticked inside the net by Lakra. India take a 4-1 lead.
38'India win a penalty corner. Lakra is at the heart of the move again and now it is another opportunity for the hosts.
37'Sukhjeet Singh drives forward with pace but in the end fails to keep the ball in as it harmlessly goes out of play.
34'Shilanand Lakra twists and turns and then tries a shot. India try to break again and Harmanpreet Singh is fouled just outside the circle.
33'India manage to win the ball back after the penalty corner. The Malaysian team hit the post from the drag flick.
32'Anuar wins an early penalty corner for Malaysia, a big opprtunity for them to reduce the deficit.
The third quarter starts.
The hooter blows for Half Time and the last 15 minutes have completely changed this clash. At the break, India lead 3-1.
29'India have turned things around massively. They were trailing 0-1, but now lead by two goals.
Goaaaaaaaal!! India have doubled their lead. That is another superb move and an excellent finish from Shilanand Lakra. The provider of the last one this time finds the net.
Goaaaaaaaaaal! India have taken the lead. A superb move is converted brillaintly by Sukhjeet Singh. The pass from Shilanand Lakra was good but the first time finish from Sukhjeet is even better.
18'India are looking comfortable on the ball, but their main aim will be to take a lead in this encounter.
Goaaaaaaaaaaaal!! India have equalized witth Manpreet Singh. The initial drag flick was saved by the Malaysia keeper, but Manpreet puts the rebound past him.
16'A series of Penalty corners for India. This is the 4th one in a row for them.
India make a mess of it but are lucky as they have won another penalty corner.
16'India have won an early penalty corner in the 2nd quarter, their first of this match.
The 2nd quarter starts.
The first quarter concludes and India are in unfamiliar territories again. An early goal means Malaysia have the lead in this crucial encounter at the end of the first 15 minutes.

India captain Harmanpreet Singh is playing his 250th match for India today.
12'Another promising India attack breaks out in the circle as Malaysia defend dilligently to win the ball back. Their defence has worked superbly so far in this first quarter.
10'Jarmanpreet finds Mandeep with a diagonal ball, who plays infield for another attacker. Malaysia, in the end, manage to win back possession with a free hit.
8'Raj Kumar Pal's tame attempt goes comfortably away. Malaysia take a quick free out but Jarmanpreet Singh manages to intercept it.
India had a fantastic outing in the group stages of the competition. In their three Pool A fixtures, India won all their matches convincingly against China (4-3), Japan (3-2), and Kazakhstan (15-0), topping Pool A.
In the Super 4 stage, India played their opening match against the defending champions South Korea on September 3, 2025. The match ended in an intense 2-2 draw. India's defense faced stern challenges, but the team showed resilience to secure a point. India will next face Malaysia in the Super 4s stage on Thursday.
Malaysia, on the other hand, were excellent in the Pool B and won all of their matches. In the opening match of Super Four against China, they secured a 2-0 victory as well.
India: Krishan Pathak, Jarmanpreet Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Abhishek, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Amit Rohidas, Sukhjeet Singh
Malaysia: Syed Cholan, Marhan Jalil, Fitri Saari, Akumullah Anuar, Shello Silverius, Faiz Jali, Hafizuddin Othman, Norsyafiq Sumantri, Aiman Rozemi, Amirul Azahar, Muhajir Rauf
The Indian team will have to win their remaining two matches and hope for favourable results. If China beat South Korea today and India then beat Malaysia, then the qualification will be in their own hands.