India 1-3 Australia, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2017, As It Happened

India next play Japan tomorrow at 1:35 pm IST.

Thank you for joining us and hopw you will be with us again tomorrow.

India meanwhile fall to third owing to goal difference as Great Britain overtake them having played a game less.

This means that Australia stretch their lead at the tip which was previously only based on goal difference.

India took the lead early on. But couldn't hold on to it going into halftime. And they fell apart in the third quarter as SV Sunil was sidelined for 5 minutes.

The Indians, however, did play the last 9 minutes of the game with a numerical advantage. But the Aussies held on.

But the video referee can't find a foot from Hayward. And that's the end of the game.

Last moments of the game and India have made a referral.

60' - Ben Craig with a long clearance. 15 seconds remaining.

60' - Akashdeep with good work. Tries to feed Manpreet Jr. But that is just too much on the pass.

India need a goal and need it now.

59' - Rupindar into Affan who tries to finsld Harmanpreet. But the Aussies are there.

57' - Manpreet and Mandeep leads India on the charge. But Hayward is there.

56' - Tom Craig plays it into the corner. Trying to kill time.

56' - What a chance. Mitton opens up the Indian defence. No keeper and all he had to do was find the target.

56' - Incessant pressure from India. But Australia are holding on.

55'- Harmanpreet with some delightful skills on the rightm but Whettton at the right spot.

And India is taking off Chikte. They are going with a flying keeper. Rupindar comes in.

Throwing the kitchen sink.

And the decision has been reversed. Australia get a defensive free hit and keep their referral.

Great work from Pardeep and Mandeep on the right before that one popped out to Talwinder in the middle.

54' - India get a PC as Talwinder fires in a shot. However this is getting referred.

52' - Australia down to 10 for the rest of the game.

9 minutes left. Can India come back?

51' - Tom Wickham with an amazing goal.

Lifts the ball for a self pass. Cuts in to the middle from right. And what a reverse stick!!

50' - Affan Yousuf on the counter. But his pass to Talwinder is too weak. Intercepted.

49'- India sitting really deep now. More of a half line press from the Blues.

48' - Drilled in from the righy by Wotherspoon. But no deflection at the end of it.

47' - Harmanpreet with the try and Ogilvie deflects that wide for a long corner.

47' - PC for India. Mandeep Singh at the end of the counter. And he finds the foot of Jeremy Hayward.

India gets us underway.

45' - Ben Craig with great defensive work. Pardeep had drilled thay one in. But the Aussie man was there on the spot.

44' - India with a couple of great opportunities. Talwinder with the first. He swivels and tries to get a shot off but blocked. Then Pardeep is played in by Sardar. But he can't keep his dribble in control.

42' - Gurinder with a mistake. Helps Australia break down the right. Ball played in but Pardeep is there.

41'- India on the counter. Sardar out to the left for Akashdeep. A reverse hit from the forward is straight at Lovell.

40' - Mitton again. A reverse hit and Chikte with a brilliant save.

39' - Mitton gets into the circle. Tries to reverse hit one. But Rupindar with a great tackle.

37' - India slowing down the pace of the game as they look to wind down the clock with 10 men on the pitch.

37' - A yellow for Sunil who is deemed to have used the back of his stick.

India down to 10 for the next 5 minutes.

36' - Matthew Swann with a surging run down the right. But his pass into the middle is smothered off.

35' - Indian freehit near the Australian circle. But cannot make much of it.

35' - GOAL!

Mistrapped by Swann on the PC. Played back in and that passes through the whole defence.

Great trap. And in between Chikte's pads

The video is inconclusive. The PC is still with Australia. But India still keep their referral.

And the effort. Comes off a foot from Manpreet. Another PC.

But India has challenged this.

35' - PC for Australia. Mitton with the ball in finds the foot of Gurinder.

34' - Great defence from India. They clear.

33' - Harmanpreet and Pardeep Mor tries to get India out of a tight situation. But a mistrap from Chinglensena leaves space for Tom Craig. Pc for Australia.

32' - Harmanpreet with a great tackle this time. His composure in these situations is really something to behold.

31' - Pardeep Mor tries to make his way past Craig. But he is denied any entry.

PR Sreejesh is out for thr time being. We all hope that his injury is not that serious.

Players are back on the pitch.

India leads the possession stats 52-48.

5 shots on goal for India compared to 6 from the Aussies.

India 1-3 Australia, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2017, As It Happened

More on: