India vs New Zealand Highlights, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025: Selvam Karthi's late strike takes India to table top
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India face second-placed New Zealand in a must-win round-robin encounter at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025. Craig Fulton’s side are currently third in the points standings with six points from three matches while New Zealand are a position above with a point more from the same number of games.
Highest-ranked Belgium lead the table with seven points. With only the top two advancing directly to the final following the conclusion of the round-robin phase, India will need to beat New Zealand today to move into the top two spots.
The Black Sticks face Belgium in their last round-robin match on 29th while India will play Canada in their final fixture, making today’s clash a must-win for the latter. New Zealand will also chase a win to confirm their place in the final ahead of the very difficult fixture against Belgium on Saturday.
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India arrive in the fixture on the back of a close win over hosts Malaysia in a seven-goal thrilling game yesterday while New Zealand thrashed Canada 4-2 to continue their unbeaten run in the competition.
Belgium are the only other side yet to lose a match so far in the tournament while India’s only defeat so far came against Belgium, with the Men in Blue going down 2-3.
India had started the tournament with a close win over Korea (1-0), but have conceded two goals in each of their last two matches.
Meanwhile, New Zealand were held by hosts Malaysia 3-3 in their tournament opener. They then defeated Korea 3-1 and routed Canada 4-2 to take the second spot in the points table.
India’s squad for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025
Goalkeepers: Pawan, Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar
Defenders: Poovanna Chandura Boby, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Yashdeep Siwach, Sanjay (C), Jugraj Singh, Amit Rohidas
Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen
Forwards: Sukhjeet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Selvam Karthi, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Dilpreet Singh, Abhishek
When and where will India vs New Zealand match take place?
The match is scheduled for Wednesday, November 26 in Ipoh, Malaysia, at 5:30 PM IST.
What has been India’s performance so far in the tournament?
India won their opener against South Korea 1–0 but lost narrowly to Belgium 3–2. They then defeated hosts Malaysia in their latest encounter to move to third place.
What is Malaysia’s current form in the tournament?
New Zealand are in strong form and are yet to drop a match in the tournament. They have played a 3-3 draw against hosts Malaysia, beaten Korea 3-1 and Canada 4-1 in their three games.
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