New Delhi: The final of the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 will be played between Australia and India following a dramatic final day of action on Thursday in London.
The Kookaburras defeated India 4-2 in their last pool match which almost ended Asian champions' chances of playing in their maiden Champions Trophy final yesterday.
But a favourable result from the Great Britain-Belgium match gave India the right to play in the title clash, against Australia.
In the six-team tournament, a result was needed from the Britain-Belgium match for either team to leap-frog India in the points table and play the final after Australia ran away with four wins from five matches.
India, with two wins and a draw, have seven points against the World Champions' 13.
Germany and Britain are third and fourth with a win and three draws each, ahead of Belgium and South Korea.
Here's everything you need to know about the final:
Team news
India:
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Vikas Dahiya
Defenders: Kothajit Khadangbam, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, VR Raghunath, Pardeep More
Midfielders: Danish Mujtaba, Chinglensena Kangujam, Manpreet Singh, SK Uthappa, Harjeet Singh, Devinder Sunil Walmiki
Forwards: Talwinder Singh, Mandeep Singh, SV Sunil, Ramandeep Singh, Nikkin Thimmaiah, Akashdeep Singh.
Australia:
Goalkeepers: Andrew Charter, Tyler Lovell, Matthew Swann
Defenders: Daniel Beale, Josh Beltz, Chris Ciriello, Matthew Dawson, Tim Deavin
Midfielders: Eddie Ockenden, Simon Orchard, Andrew Philpott, Tristan White, Aran Zalewski
Forwards: Blake Govers, Jeremy Hayward, Trent Mitton, Flynn Ogilvie, Glenn Turner
Time: 12.45AM IST (Saturday).
Venue: Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, London.
TV Listing: Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD
Live Streaming: StarSports.com
