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India again secured its top spot in the Men's Asian Champions Trophy. India played their third tournament match against Malaysia and defeated them by 5-0.
The Harmanpreet Singh-led team was earlier in the top position after the team clinched a remarkable win against China by 7-2. India lost their first spot after the tied match between India and Japan, where both teams secured one goal each. Yesterday, India again led the points table after defeating the table topper Malaysia.
India vs Malaysia: Match Highlights
The unbeaten team India thrashed the table-topper Malaysia by 5-0. The Indian squad dominated from the beginning to the end and broke the opposition's defence in the 15th minute of the game and got their first goal scored by the local boy Karthi Selvam.
India also successfully converted two penalty corner (PC) goals against Malaysia. Hardik Singh and Harmanpreet Singh successfully converted the PCs, which helped India lead by 3-0. Thereafter, Gurjant Singh and Jugraj's goals helped India to reach an undefeatable position.
India with 7 points leading the Asian Champions Trophy points table, and Malaysia with 6 points is at the number 2 spot.
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