India, Nov. 1 -- Sunday evening belonged to Harmanpreet Singh. The India captain produced a hat-trick in front of a roaring home crowd at the Olympian Surjit Singh Stadium in Jalandhar to guide India to a 4-2 victory over Malaysia in their final league outing of the Asian Champions Trophy 2026.

Already assured of a semi-final berth, India handed Malaysia their first defeat of the tournament, extending their winning run to four matches.

India made a bright start with Harmanpreet (3rd, 33rd, 58th min) opening the scoring minutes into the first quarter. India were awarded a penalty corner, and the skipper unleashed his trademark drag-flick, sending the ball past Marhan Jalil on the line to register his sixth goal of the tournament.

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