Following their 5-0 win against Japan, hosts India will play vs Malaysia in the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey, know where to watch the final live telecast in India along with the match date and time
According to official schedule, the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy will be played on 12th August at Chennai’s Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium beginning from 8:30 PM IST.
India vs Malaysia Asian Champions Trophy hockey 2023 final schedule, date, time, lineups, prediction, head to head and live streaming telecast in India where to watch
Meanwhile, South Korea will clash against Japan at 6:00 PM IST to decide the third-placed team.
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2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy India vs Malaysia final schedule, date, venue, head-to-head record, & match preview
After their resounding 5-0 victory against Japan in the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy semi-final, hosts India qualified for Saturday’s championship match. Meanwhile, Malaysia thrashed South Korea 6-2 in the other semi-final to seal their berth in the final. Following these results, it is confirmed that India will face-off against Malaysia knowing they can clinch their fourth Asian Champions Trophy with a victory.
Although both teams had a stellar tournament, experts believe that India will emerge victorious considering the support of home crowd and their comfortable 5-0 victory against Malaysia during the league phase. Since 2011, India has dominated their head-to-head clashes against Malaysia by winning eleven of fifteen matches compared to just two victories of Malaysia.
On Friday, both semi-final matches were played and Malaysia won their tie against South Korea 6-2 thanks to braces from Jazlan and Silverius plus one goal each from Saari and Azrai. Meanwhile, India blasted five goals past Japan as Akashdeep, Mandeep, Harmanpreet, Karthi, and Sumit each scored one goal. Additionally, Indian defense gave it their all to contain offensive play of Japan and earn a clean sheet.
India lead 23-7 vs Malaysia in terms of head-to-head, with a 67.65 win percentage and four matches have ended as a draw.
we examine the probable starting line-up of both teams ahead of the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy final:
| Malaysia | India |
| Shello Silverius | RP Sreejesh |
| H Othman | Amit Rohidas |
| Razie Rahim | Harmanpreet Singh |
| Kamal Azral Abu | Manpreet Singh |
| Najib Hassan | Varun Kumar |
| Muhammad Hassan | Sukhjeet Singh |
| Marhan Jalil | Jarmanpreet Singh |
| Fitri Saari | Akashdeep Singh |
| Faizal Saari | Samsher Singh |
| Firhan Ashari | Mandeep Singh |
| Najmi Jazlan. | Hardik Singh |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast
Interestingly, all action from the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy final will be streamed live through FanCode and this match will be broadcasted live through the Star Sports Network.