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Asian Hockey Champions Trophy: Rajkumar Pal's sensational hat-trick helped the Indian men's hockey team beat Malaysia comprehensively by an 8-1 margin in their third match of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy on Wednesday.

Besides Rajkumar Pal (3', 25', 33'), Araijeet Singh Hundal (6', 39') Jugraj Singh (7'), Captain Harmanpreet Singh (22') and Uttam Singh (40') also contributed to India's third consecutive win of the tournament.

With this win, they have consolidated their lead at the top of the points table, with nine points in three matches. Meanwhile, for Malaysia, Akhimullah Anuar (34') scored the lone goal.