India Vs Australia Hockey Live Score, Sultan Of Johor Cup Final: IND 1-1 AUS; All Square At Half-Time

India earn a penalty corner at the stroke of half time, and an Aussie foot in the circle while defending the drag flick means a re-award. But nothing comes of that either, and the first half comes to an end with the scoreline reading 1-1. A riveting half of hockey. Let's see what's in store next.

India draw level! Anmol Ekka it is, with the equaliser in the 17th minute as the Blue Colts convert a penalty corner of their own and bring the match back on level terms, early in the second quarter.

Australia draw first blood! Ian Grobbelaar converts a penalty corner for the Kookaburras and India are pegged back in the 13th minute. The Blue Colts are on the defensive in the first quarter and just about manage to avoid a second goal by the time the hooter rings out.

The two teams stride out to the field, and the national anthems are played. We have pushback in Johor Bahru with India attacking from left to right and Australia the other way in the first half.

Australia are yet to be defeated in the tournament. They thrashed trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand 4-0 in their opener, before being held 1-1 by Malaysia. The Kookaburras then blanked Great Britain 2-0 before beating India 4-2 to seal their final berth. The Aussies then played a 3-3 draw with Pakistan in their last outing.

This is how India line up for the all-important final against Australia:

India beat England 3-2 and New Zealand 4-2 before being held 3-3 by Pakistan in a thriller. The Blue Colts then fell to a 2-4 defeat to Australia, which made their last group game against Malaysia a must win. They did what was needed, defeating the hosts 2-1 to march into the final.

Goalkeepers: Bikramjit Singh, Princedeep Singh  

Defenders: Rohit (captain), Talem Priyobarta, Anmol Ekka, Amir Ali, PB Sunil, Ravneet Singh  

Midfielders: Ankit Pal, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang, Adrohit Ekka, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Roshan Kujur, Manmeet Singh  

Forwards: Arshdeep Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Ajeet Yadav, Gurjot Singh

Standby Players: Vivek Lakra, Shardanand Tiwari, Thockchom Kingson Singh, Rohit Kullu, Dilraj Singh

The pushback is at 6:05pm IST. The India vs Australia, Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 final will be live streamed on the Ashley Morrison Media YouTube channel in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us. Our hockey coverage continues as we build up to the mouthwatering final between India and Australia. Stay with us for all the updates from the Sultan of Johor Cup title clash.