India–Malaysia field hockey rivalry
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India and Malaysia have played 128 hockey matches out of which 90 have been won by India and 17 have been won by Malaysia. The remaining 21 matches are draws.[1]
Sandeep Singh scores India's second equaliser against Malaysia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. | |
| Location | Worldwide |
|---|---|
| Teams |  India Malaysia |
| Latest meeting | India 5–1 Malaysia (2026 Asian Games, 3 October 2026) |
| Statistics | |
| Total meetings | 128 |
| Most wins | India (90) |
Statistics
| Tournament | Matches | Results | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
Malaysia |
Draw | India |
Malaysia | ||
| Olympics | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| World Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
| Hockey World League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Asian Games | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 |
| Asia Cup | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 12 |
| Asian Champions Trophy | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 |
| Afro-Asian Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| India–Malaysia Test Series | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 97 | 35 |
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 45 |
| Olympic Qualifier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Champions Challenge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Invitation Tournament in India | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Invitation Tournament in Australia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| Invitation Tournament (Rest of World) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Grand Total | 128 | 90 | 17 | 21 | 377 | 172 |
Major Tournament matches
The following table show India vs Malaysia in major tournaments and their finishing in the tournament:
Note: Tournaments highlighted in red are defunct and are no longer held.
| Tournament | Year | Venue | Final Position | Results (India-Malaysia Match) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
Malaysia |
India |
Malaysia |
Note | |||
| Olympics | 1964 |  Tokyo |
Gold | 9 | 3 | 1 | India Win |
| 1976 |  Montreal |
7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | India Win | |
| 2 | 0 | India Win | |||||
| 1984 |  Los Angeles |
5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | India Win | |
| Olympic Qualifier | 1991 |  Auckland |
Silver | 4 | 2 | 3 | Malaysia Win |
| 1996 |  Barcelona |
Silver | 5 | 0 | 0 | Draw | |
| 2004 | Madrid |
4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | India Win | |
| Hockey World Cup | 1975 | Kuala Lumpur |
1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | India Win in Over time |
| 1982 | Bombay |
5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | India Win | |
| 2002 | Kuala Lumpur |
10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Malaysia Win | |
| 2014 |  The Hague |
9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | India Win | |
| Asian Games | 1958 | New Delhi |
Silver | 4 | 6 | 0 | India Win |
| 1962 |  Jakarta |
Silver | Bronze | 3 | 0 | India Win | |
| 1966 |  Bangkok |
Gold | 4 | 1 | 0 | India Win | |
| 1970 | Bangkok |
Silver | 4 | 2 | 0 | India Win | |
| 1974 |  Tehran |
Silver | Bronze | 2 | 0 | India Win | |
| 1978 | Bangkok |
Silver | Bronze | 5 | 3 | India Win | |
| 1982 | New Delhi |
Gold | Bronze | 5 | 1 | India Win | |
| 1986 |  Seoul |
Bronze | 4 | 4 | 1 | India Win | |
| 1990 |  Beijing |
Silver | Bronze | 1 | 0 | India Win | |
| 2006 |  Doha |
5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | India Win | |
| 2010 | Guangzhou |
Bronze | Silver | 3 | 4 | Malaysia Win in Over time | |
| 2018 | Jakarta Palembang |
Bronze | Silver | 2 | 2 | Malaysia won on penalty shootout | |
| 2026 | Aichi–Nagoya |
Gold | Silver | 5 | 1 | India Win | |
| Hockey Asia Cup | 1982 |  Karachi |
Silver | 4 | 2 | 0 | India Win |
| 1985 |  Dhaka |
Silver | 5 | 3 | 2 | India Win | |
| 1994 | Hiroshima |
Silver | 4 | 3 | 2 | India Win | |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur |
Bronze | 4 | 1 | 1 | Draw | |
| 4 | 2 | India Win | |||||
| 2013 | Ipoh |
Silver | 4 | 2 | 0 | India Win | |
| 2017 | Dhaka |
Gold | Silver | 6 | 2 | India Win | |
| 2 | 1 | India Win | |||||
| 2022 | Jakarta |
Bronze | Silver | 3 | 3 | Draw | |
| 2025 | Rajgir |
Gold | Bronze | 4 | 1 | India Win | |
| Asian Champions Trophy | 2011 | Ordos |
Gold | Bronze | 2 | 2 | Draw |
| 2012 | Doha |
Silver | Bronze | 3 | 5 | Malaysia Win | |
| 2013 | Kakamigahara |
5 | Bronze | 4 | 3 | India Win | |
| 2016 | Kuantan |
Gold | Bronze | 2 | 1 | India Win | |
| 2018 |  Muscat |
Joint Winners with Pakistan | Bronze | 0 | 0 | Draw | |
| 2023 | Chennai |
Gold | Silver | 5 | 0 | India Win | |
| 4 | 3 | India Win | |||||
| 2024 | Hulunbuir |
Gold | 6 | 8 | 1 | India Win | |
| Commonwealth Games | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur |
4 | Silver | 0 | 1 | Malaysia Win in Over time |
| 2006 |  Melbourne |
6 | Bronze | 1 | 1 | Draw | |
| 2010 | New Delhi |
Silver | 8 | 3 | 2 | India Win | |
| 2018 | Gold Coast |
4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | India Win | |
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | 1983 | Ipoh |
Bronze | 4 | 2 | 3 | Malaysia Win[2] |
| 1985 | Ipoh |
Gold | Silver | 4 | 2 | India Win | |
| 1991 | Ipoh |
Gold | 5 | 4 | 1 | India Win | |
| 1995 | Kuala Lumpur |
Gold | 6 | 1 | 0 | India Win[3] | |
| 1996 | Ipoh |
5 | Bronze | India Win[4] | |||
| 2000 | Kuala Lumpur |
Bronze | 4 | 2 | 1 | India Win | |
| 4 | 1 | India Win | |||||
| 2001 | Kuala Lumpur |
5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Draw | |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur |
7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Draw | |
| 2005 | Kuala Lumpur |
5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Malaysia Win | |
| 2 | 1 | India Win in Over time | |||||
| 2006 | Kuala Lumpur |
Bronze | 8 | 5 | 2 | India Win | |
| 2007 | Ipoh |
Bronze | Silver | 1 | 2 | Malaysia Win | |
| 2008 | Ipoh |
Silver | 7 | 2 | 1 | India Win | |
| 2009 | Ipoh |
Gold | Silver | 3 | 0 | India Win | |
| 3 | 1 | India Win | |||||
| 2010 | Ipoh |
Joint Winners with South Korea | 4 | 2 | 5 | Malaysia Win | |
| 2011 | Ipoh |
5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | India Win | |
| 2012 | Ipoh |
Bronze | 6 | 3 | 2 | India Win | |
| 2013 | Ipoh |
6 | Silver | 2 | 2 | Draw | |
| 2015 | Ipoh |
Bronze | 6 | 2 | 3 | Malaysia Win | |
| 2016 | Ipoh |
Silver | 4 | 6 | 1 | India Win | |
| 2017 | Ipoh |
Bronze | 5 | 0 | 1 | Malaysia Win | |
| 2018 | Ipoh |
5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | India Win | |
| 2019 | Ipoh |
Silver | Bronze | 4 | 2 | India Win | |
| 2025 | Ipoh |
Silver | 4 | 4 | 3 | India Win | |
| Hockey World League | 2015 |  Antwerp |
4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | India Win |
| 2017 |  London |
6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Malaysia Win | |