It will be a contest between the two bottom-placed teams in Group A, with India having just one point from three outings while Malaysia is yet to open its account.
But going by its past records and achievements, India will start as favourites and will be under tremendous pressure to earn full points from this outing.
India's last league fixture is against defending World champions Australia, while Malaysia have the luxury of playing Spain, who have seemed out of depth in this tournament.
India earned their first point from a 1-1 draw against Spain yesterday, which was a disappointment for captain Sardar Singh, who expects his team to overcome the Malaysian challenge.
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According to Sardar India played two very good matches against England and Spain, and were unlucky not to have won either of the two games.
"We're eager to make that up tomorrow and produce our first victory," says Sardar, hoping India's strikers would be able to convert the chances.
"We should have had at least two more points from the game against Spain, but now need to look at the next opponent," he said.
India's chief coach Terry Walsh is disappointed that it has taken his wards three games to earn their first point.
"We've got a point. That's a start, but it has taken us three matches to get there," said Walsh.