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Sultan of Johor Cup 2025: India beats defending champion Great Britain in opener- Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from India's first match of the 2025 Sultan of Johor Cup against Great Britain.
India take on Great Britain in the opening game of 2025 Sultan of Johor cup. (Photo Credits: Hockey India)
The Indian men's hockey team began its campaign against Great Britain at the 2025 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Saturday.
This tournament is a dress rehearsal for the young Indian team, which is preparing for the upcoming Junior World Cup on home soil later this year.
In the opening game, India faced the most successful and defending champion, the Great Britain side, and kicked off the tournament with a thrilling 3-2 victory.
As it happened:
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- 11 Oct 2025 8:30 AM GMT
16' A brilliant counterattack from India to start the second half with an early penalty corner
India 0-0 Great Britain
Araijit Singh wins a brilliant tackle in the midfield to create a speed counterattack for India, resulting in a penalty corner.
However, India could not convert that as the British goalkeeper made a couple of diving saves on rebound shots.
- 11 Oct 2025 8:26 AM GMT
End of First Quarter: India 0-0 Great Britain
In the first quarter, both teams looked a bit rusty and made multiple unnecessary fouls and then could not convert them into goals, because of a couple of unsuccessful holds on penalty corners.
Eventually, none of the team failed to find an opening goal and now will hope for better composure in the second quarter.
- 11 Oct 2025 8:19 AM GMT
7' Great Britain finds two back-to-back penalty corners but fails to convert
India 0-0 Great Britain
Great Britain starts the match aggressively and wins a penalty corner, which was initially saved by the Indian goalkeeper, but gave away another penalty corner to the British team.
They could not convert the second chance as well and fired a shot off target, ending a promising-looking move.
- 11 Oct 2025 7:50 AM GMT
India to begin campaign against defending champion Great Britain at 1:35 PM IST
Here is India's starting XI for this opening match of the tournament:
