India host Malaysia in penultimate league match of Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026 in Jalandhar
India will host Malaysia at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on November 1 in the penultimate league-phase match of the Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026, with the game scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm Indian Time.
India, hosts and two-time defending champions, sit atop the standings with a perfect record after three wins from three matches and have already booked their semi-finals berth with two matches remaining; Malaysia have also confirmed their place in the last four with an unbeaten start. The 2023 runners-up have beaten China (5-4), South Korea (3-1) and Bangladesh (6-1) to sit in second spot, while India recorded wins over Bangladesh (13-0), China (5-2), and Japan (4-1).
With both sides already through to the knockout rounds, the match will primarily determine who finishes top of the league phase, since the team that tops the league phase is set to face the fourth-ranked side in the semi-finals. The fixture pairs two of the tournament's strongest-performing teams in their penultimate pool game, making league positioning the main objective for each side.
India and Malaysia last met in the gold medal match at the 2026 Asian Games and are also projected to clash in the final of the going tournament in Punjab. Craig Fulton’s side produced a dominating 5-1 win to secure historic back-to-back gold medals in Aichi-Nagoya and will eye a similar result at the Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026.
Broadcast arrangements in India list live television coverage on the Star Sports channels, with Star Sports 2 carrying the match, and live streaming available on JioHotstar. With no official broadcaster available, fans in Malaysia can watch the match live on watch.hockey; globally, viewers will need to subscribe to watch.hockey to follow the game live on the watch.hockey app or website.
India have won each of their last five meetings with Malaysia.
The confirmed next fixture is India v Malaysia on November 1 at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar, starting at 7:30 pm Indian Time, with semi-final opponents to be determined by the final league standings.