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India Out of Title Race at Azlan Shah Cup Hockey, Fail to Win after Three Matches - Kridangan Sports
It is abundantly clear that the top spot in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament will be contested by Oceania rivals Australia and New Zealand. Both teams have convincingly won all three of their matches and there is no way they can be challenged by any other team at this stage. In the matches played on Wednesday, world no.1 Australia defeated South Korea 5-2 while world no.7 New Zealand had no trouble in thwarting the Canadian challenge 5-0. India turned in yet another disappointing show despite high hopes from their fans and crashed out 2-3 against hosts Malaysia. That put paid to any chances and a possible back-door sneak they might have aspired at the start of that crucial third match. With one match with the mighty Australians