The Indian junior men’s hockey team stormed into the final of the ongoing Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 after edging past Malaysia 2-1 in their final pool-stage match in Johor, Malaysia on Friday. In the title clash, the PR Sreejesh-coached side will be up against Australia on Saturday.

In their final pool-stage outing, India opened the scoring through Gurjot Singh (22’), while Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (48’) scored the winner. For Malaysia Naaveenesh Panicker (43’) found the back of the net.

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With one eye on qualification for the final, the Indians started out on the front foot, attacking in waves that put the home side under pressure. Malaysia however, retaliated with a few smart moves but India’s defence held tight as neither side could break the deadlock by the end of the first

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