India vs New Zealand Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016 Preview | HOCKEY
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After beating arch-rivals Pakistan 5-1 in their last match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016 at Ipoh, Malaysia, on 12th April 2016, India will take on New Zealand in their 5th match of the tournament. India currently has 9 points in their 4 matches with 3 wins and 1 loss. India lost to Australia 5-1 in the opener match of this cup, but won three matches with Japan 2-1, Canada 3-1 and Pakistan 5-1.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup POINTS TABLE
| RANK |
Team Name
|
Matches Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | India | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan | 5 | 0 |
Australia is currently on the top of the table with 12 points winning all 4 matches they had played. Skipper Sardar Singh will be looking for a repeat performance from the men in blue against third ranked New Zealand with 8 points of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016.
India vs New Zealand HOCKEY MATCH TIME, DATE | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016
The hockey match between India and New Zealand will kick off on Wednesday 13 April at 9.05am BST / 1.35pm IST. Set those reminders folks, this will be one tough battle.
India vs New Zealand HOCKEY MATCH Team news | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016
Indian Hockey Team : Goalkeepers – Harjot Singh, Akash Anil Chikte, defenders – Rupinder Pal Singh, Jasjit Singh Kular, Kothajit Singh, Surender Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, forwards – Talwinder Singh, Mandeep Singh, SV Sunil, Ramandeep Singh, Nikkin Thimmaiah and midfielders – Danish Mujtaba, Chinglensena Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sardar Singh (Captain), SK Uthappa, & Harjeet Singh.
New Zealand Hockey Team : Goalkeepers – Devon Manchester, Kyle Pontifex, Defenders – Cory Bennett, Nick Haig, Kane Russell, Alex Shaw, Brad Shaw, Blair Tarrant, Midfielders – Ryan Archibald, Shea McAleese, George Muir, Arun Panchia, Nick Ross, Nic Woods and Forwards – Marcus Child, Simon Child (C), James Coughlan, Blair Hilton, Hugo Inglis, Stephen Jenness, Shay Neal, Dominic Newman, Jared Panchia, Jacob Smith, & Nick Wilson.
India vs New Zealand HOCKEY LIVE STREAMING AND SCORE | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016
In India, the live coverage of the hockey match is available on Star Sports 1 & Star Sports 3. It can be also viewed via live streaming on starsports.com.
India vs New Zealand HOCKEY Prediction | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016
This will be one tough call. Both teams are toe to toe with players on par with each other. Indian team is expected to win this hockey match by 3-2.
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