India beat Malaysia 6-1 to reach Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final
India needed a strong victory against Malaysia to reached the final and dash New Zealand 's hopes of cruising to the main event.
Malaysia will now face New Zealand for bronze medal.
Nikkin Thimmiah, Harjeet Singh, Danish Mujtaba and Talwinder Singh scored a single goal while Ramandeep Singh hit the net twice to make India grab a seat into the final.
Shahril Saabah scored the only goal for Malaysia in the 46th minute which reduced the victory margin for India.
India last played the final of the tournament in 2010 when they were joint champions with South Korea as the final was abandoned due to rain.
Australia, who topped the points table with 18 points, defeated Canada 3-0.
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