India beat Malaysia 10-4 in the semi-finals to set up a showdown with old rivals Pakistan in the men's Hockey 5s Asia Cup opener on Saturday.
Pakistan qualified for the final after defeating Oman 7–3 in the first semi-final.
India's previous encounter in the tournament against the opposition in an elite pool stage match ended in a 5–4 win for Pakistan.
Mohammed Raheel (9th, 16th, 24th, 28th), Maninder Singh (2nd), Pawan Rajbhar (13th), Sukhvinder (21st), Dipsan Tirkey (22nd), Jugraj Singh (23rd) played for India.) and Gurjot Singh (29th). ) Malaysia was targeted by captain Ismail Asia Abu (4th), Akhimullah Anuar (7th, 19th), Muhamad Din (19th).

With the win, India also confirmed a place in the 2024 FIH 5s Hockey World Championship. India will face Pakistan in the final later in the day.