Malaysian junior hockey team in action against Argentina (image credits- twitter@asia_hockey)

Malaysia vs New Zealand: 11th place Classification, Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2023: LIVE Stream, Schedule, Squads

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Soumya

The 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup is the 13th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. It is a biennial men’s under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. This year’s edition is scheduled at the Malaysia National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 16 teams are scheduled to participate in the Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2023. This includes hosts Malaysia who have qualified automatically and 15 other nations who qualified via the continental championships.

The 2023 men’s junior hockey world cup is in its last phase with the last few matches left on the roster. Malaysia will take on New Zealand for the 11th-place classification match on Friday. The hosts, Malaysia have a tough time navigating through the tournament. Malaysia was defeated comprehensively defeated by the likes of Argentina and Australia. However, in the match against the Belgians, the Speedy Tigers would consider themselves rather unlucky as they could draw the match 2-2 before they lost the match 5-3 in the penalty shootout. On the other hand, for the Black Sticks a similar fate awaited them in the match against South Africa where a 3-3 draw went to the penalties. Eventually, the South Africans were able to defeat the Black Sticks in a 4-3 showdown. Naturally, this match becomes important for both teams to churn out a victory for themselves.

Malaysia vs New Zealand: Squads of both teams

Malaysia Squad

Muhammad Danish Afnan, Ahmad Suhaimi Kamaruddin, Liau Alfarico, Harizan Faris (C), Muhammad Addy Jazmi Jamlus, Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi, Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel, Mughni Kamal, Adam Ashraf, Muhammad Danish Aiman, Muhammad Danish Danial, Mohamad Rafaizul, Shamsul Shamir, Wan Muhammad Najmie, Che Nur Aqilrullah, Jeffrynus Andywalfian, Misron Azmilmuizzuddin, Harris Osman.

New Zealand Squad

Ryan Parr, Matthew Wilson, James Hickson, Aidan Fraser, Joshua Irwin, Scott Cosslett, Patrick Ward, Daniel Torr, Benjamin Culhane (c), Sam Lints, Luke Aldred, James Nicolson, Jordan Whittleston, Luke Elmes, Hayden Ganley, Jonty Elmes, Aiden Bax, Gus Nelson.

When is the Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2023?

The Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2023 will commence on 5th December and conclude on 16th December.

Where can one watch the Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2023?

One can watch the Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2023 on the watch. Hockey. In India, Viacom Sport 18 and Jio Cinema will Livestream/ telecast the event.

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