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Post-match: Here are the full time statistics, as India continue to remain win-less in Malaysia this year.
End of the 4th quarter; India 2 Australia 4: Australia maintain their unbeaten streak in the tournament as they beat India 4-2. India are still looking for their first win. They will now face Malaysia next on Wednesday. Stay tuned for more updates.
After 13 minutes in 4th quarter; India 2 Australia 4: Varun Kumar misses yet again as India miss yet another chance to make it 3-4. Two minutes to go.
After 13 minutes in 4th quarter; India 2 Australia 4: India calls back their goalkeeper as they get an extra player on. India are clearly looking to score now with 11 outfield players. Penalty corner to India.
After ten minutes in 4th quarter; India 2 Australia 4: Penalty corner for Australia as Jacob Whetton is fouled. Another brilliant save by Suraj Karkera.
After seven minutes in 4th quarter; India 2 Australia 4: Ramandeep Singh scores his second goal of the match immediately. Can India score another two with seven minutes to go?
After five minutes in 4th quarter; India 0 Australia 4: India seems to be running on lack of confidence now. Australia playing with control and dictating the terms of the game.
After two minutes in 4th quarter; India 0 Australia 4: India must not concede anymore goals. Australia will be looking to repeat the performance they had in the third quarter. India have started making defensive errors. SK Uthappa seems to have pulled his hamstring as well.
End of the 3rd quarter; India 0 Australia 4: The third quarter saw Australia stamp their authority on the match as they scored four goals. India have been shabby to say the least.
After 13 minutes in 3rd quarter; India 0 Australia 4: PC for Australia as Karkera dives to stop the ball. However, Australia’s Blake Govers scores on the rebound to make it 4-0. Two goals have been scored as Rohida watches from the sideline due to a yellow card.
After 10 minutes in 3rd quarter; India 0 Australia 3: Amit Rohidas gets a yellow card and will sit out for five minutes. India are down to 10 men once again. Can Australia find the third goal and apply more pressure on India? Yes they can as Daniel Beale scores to make it 3-0.
India 0 Australia 2 in the third quarter: Australia get their first penalty corner. India’s Suraj Karkera has some work to do. The shot goes wide as India survive a scare.
India 0 Australia 2 in the third quarter: Australia double the lead as Aran Zalewski scores out of almost nothing. India need to pull one back in this quarter or the game will slip from India’s crasp.
India 0 Australia 1 in the third quarter: The third quarter begins with Australia in the driver’s seat. Amit Rohidas gets a green card for a foul as India are down to 10 men for two minutes. Australia looking for confident now. India has to be cautious.
India 0 Australia 1 in the third quarter: Here are some statistics from the first half. India made seven circle entries compared to Australia’s five.
India 0 Australia 1 in the second quarter: Penalty corner to India as SK Uthappa is fouled. Varun Kumar steps up but yet again India fail to convert. In the tournament, India have had 14 PC chances and have converted only two.
India 0 Australia 1 in the second quarter: Penalty stroke to Australia. Can they convert? Yes they can as Mark Knowles converts to give Australia a 1-0 lead. India will be disappointed. They have put in all the effort required.
India 0 Australia 0 in second quarter: India have been making deep runs into Australia’s circle but finishing has been a problem. The second quarter also is being played at a fast pace.
India 0 Australia 0 in seocnd quarter: No penalty corners yet in the game. Five miutes to go with both sides getting their chance to score but to no avail.
India 0 Australia 0 in the second quarter: Five minutes into the second quarter and it is still goalless. Both teams trying their best to outclass each other. Ramandeep has been exceptional for India today.
India 0 Australia 0 in the second quarter: India have begun with a fearless approach here. Australia are chasing the ball with Sardar Singh rallying his men to maintain the tempo of the game.
India 0 Australia 0 in first quarter: End of the quarter as India looked more menacing towards the end. They will be proud of their performance in the first 15 minutes. Ramandeep and Nilam Xess were outstanding.
India 0 Australia 0 in first quarter: India look sturdy in the back and have been able to prevent Australia from scoring. However, Marijne will rue over Sumit’s miss chance. The first quarter has flown by with both teams yet to score. Three minutes to go.
India 0 Australia 0 in first quarter: A superb pass by Ramandeep near the goalpost but Sumit misses the target all together. India could have had a 1-0 lead against the champions.
India 0 Australia 0 in first quarter: Head to head at this tournament: Played: 15
India won: 3 Australia won: 11 Draw: 1
Tells you the magnitude of the task facing this Indian team.
India 0 Australia 0 in first quarter: Australia have begun with an aggressive approach. India will look to be solid in the defence and then look to score on the counter. India should look to press hard.
India 0 Australia 0 in first quarter: India will have to win this game if they want to feature in the gold medal match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. They are up against the World No 1. India have the calibre, but can they outclass the Kookaburras?
India 0 Australia 0 in first quarter: The last time both the squads faced each other was in the Hockey World League Final in December. The matched ended in a 1-1 draw.
03:25pm: The team sheet is out. Here are the players that will step on the pitch in the next five minutes.
03:20pm: The Sjoerd Marijne-coached Indian team have struggled with its penalty corner conversions in the tournament. They had nine penalty corners against England but failed to convert even on.
03:15pm: Earlier in the day, India women’s team made it two wins in a row as they beat South Korea 3-2 in the five-match tour.
03:10pm: If you missed the earlier clashes, India were beaten 3-2 by Argentina and were held to 1-1 draw against England. Pressure is on the men in blue to preform. Read the preview here
03:00 pm: Hello and welcome to The Field’s live blog of India v Australia at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia. Suffice it to say, for this young Indian team under Sardar Singh’s leadership, this is almost a must-win match, having lost the opening fixture and drawn the next game. And awaiting them is the world No 1 side, Australia. Can’t get tougher than this.