Hockey 5s Asia Cup: India thrash Malaysia 10-4

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India thrashed Malaysia 10-4 in the semi-finals to set up a clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the inaugural men's Hockey 5s Asia Cup here on Saturday.

Pakistan reached the final after defeating Oman 7-3 in the first semi-final. India's previous meeting against the opposition in the tournament in the elite pool stage match had ended with Pakistan winning 5-4. Mohammed Raheel (9th, 16th, 24th, 28th minutes), Maninder Singh (2nd), w Rajbhar (13th), Sukhvinder (21st), Dipsan Tirkey (22nd), Jugraj Singh (23rd), and Gurjot Singh (29th) scored for India, while captain Ismail Asia Abu (4th), Akhimullah Anuar (7th, 19th), Muhamad Din (19th) were on target for Malaysia.

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