Bangladesh national hockey team face upper ranked Malaysia in their third and last Pool B match of Hero Asia Cup scheduled to be held today (Thursday) at the Bung Karno Sports Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The match kicks off at 1 pm (BST).

Ahead of the match against Malaysia, the Bangladesh national hockey team had their practice under the supervision of Bangladesh’s Malaysian coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy.

Earlier, Bangladesh suffered a massive 1-6 goal defeat to strong South Korea in their opening Pool B match but bounced back to register a 2-1 goal victory over Oman in their second group match.

The top three teams of this tournament will qualify for the next Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup to be held in India next year.