April 16, 2016 7:18 PM

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India to meet Australia in final of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

India will take on Australia in the final of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at Ipoh in Malaysia today.India stormed into the final on Friday evening beating Malaysia 6-1.In a must-win last round-robin league fixture, India stamped their authority on the hosts to finish ahead of New Zealand in the standings.Meanwhile, defending champions New Zealand today defeated hosts Malaysia 5-4 in shoot out for the Bronze medal.In another match, Pakistan defeated Canada 3-1 for the fifth position.In the tournament, Australia finished with the maximum 18 points from six outings, followed by India with 12 points and New Zealand with 11 points. Australia have won this title a record eight times and India claimed the honours five times.

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