India, Oct. 17 -- The Indian junior hockey team produced a fine performance to defeat hosts Malaysia 2-1 in their final pool stage match to enter the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor on Friday.

India finished second in the standings with three wins, one loss and one draw. They will take on table toppers Australia in the final on Saturday.

Against Malaysia, India opened the scoring through Gurjot Singh (22nd minute) while Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (48th) scored the winner. For Malaysia, Naaveenesh Panicker (43rd) found the back of the net.

With one eye on qualification for the final, India started out on the front foot against the hosts. The forwards looked sharp and were attacking in waves, putting the hosts under pressure.

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