India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: And it's stalemate. Manola Marquez will take the positives, but there weren't many apart from the clean sheet. Not an ideal start to Marquez's tenure as they failed to creat clear chances and had just one shot on target. Mauritius would be happy with their performance as they did manage to exploit the Indian defence on a couple of occasions. IND 0-0 MRI | Full Time

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: No sense of urgency in the Indian forward line has pulled them back in the game as it is marching towards a stalemate. They regained control in the last few minutes but still lacked the final pass and final run to exploit Mauritius' defence.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: India have started making some dangerous runs with Nanda Kumar being their main man from the left flank. Sahal Abdul Samad is also looking to make some line-breaking passes to trouble the Mauritius defence. IND 0-0 MRI | 82'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: India continue to make changes with Subashish entering the middle but the time is running out for them now. Not the ideal 70 minutes for them so far and they need to do something special in the last 20 to win this tie. IND 0-0 MRI | 71'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: India started the second half with some spark which has gone now. Mauritius are taking control of the game now and have already stunned the Indian defence a couple of times in this half. IND 0-0 MRI | 64'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: Mauritius have caused some problems here for the Indian defence which remains shaky in the second half. Center-back Lindsay Rose was able to take a shot inside India's box quite comfortably. IND 0-0 MRI | 55'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024:Chhangte wreaks havoc in the Malaysian box in the initial minute of the second half but the visitors somehow managed to keep the clean sheet. India look dangerous in the opening minutes of the second half here. IND 0-0 MRI | 47'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: The players are back in the middle for the second half here at Gachibowli Stadium. Sahal Abdul Samad is coming in for India in place of Thapa. Nanda Kumar - second substitute for India.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: It was a well-balanced first half where India rely heavily on set-pieces to make chances and while Mauritius did manage to exploit the Indian defence on a couple of occasions with quick counter attacks. IND 0-0 MRI | HALF TIME

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: Finally a shot on target for India as Manvir Singh went for a shot from a difficult angle and it was saved by the Mauritius goalkeeper. It was a good shot from India's number 9, though. IND 0-0 MRI | 36'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: India have now started causing a bit of trouble for the Mauritius defence from set-pieces, but they lack the final pass to open the opposition. They also lack rhythm in the frontline. IND 0-0 MRI | 33'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: Another corner for India, but they just wasted it completely with the short pass. India haven't looked very comfortable so far in this match as Mauritius have made better moves than them despite it being goalless at the moment. IND 0-0 MRI | 27'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: An excellent run from Jeremy Villeneuve to break the Indian midfield into half. Mauritius look dangerous here and they are looking for spaces to exploit the Indian team who looked shaky off the ball so far. IND 0-0 MRI | 20'

The Indian defensive line looks a bit shaky at the moment, as it has allowed the Mauritius forwards to get into the box with authority, No clear chances for both teams thus far in the game. India banking more on build-up play while Mauritius are looking for counter-attacks. IND 0-0 MRI | 13'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: India got the first corner of the evening, but they failed to capitalise on that despite Thapa's brilliant set-piece. Chinglensana Singh failed to get his head on it. However, it did stun Mauritius a bit there. IND 0-0 MRI | 7'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: India control the possession in the initial minutes of the game, while Mauritius are also not shying away from making aggressive moves and exploiting Indian defence. IND 0-0 MRI | 4'

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: Kick off at Gachibowli Stadium.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: The players of both teams are out in the middle for the national anthems of their respective nations.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: India prepare for life after Sunil Chhetri's retirement. Chinglensana Singh Konsham and Yasir Mohammad are back for the first time since last year's Tri-Nation Series triumph. Defenders Asish Rai and Roshan Singh Naorem return after almost an year-long hiatus, while Kiyan Nassiri Giri, Lalthathanga Khawlhring and Prabhsukhan Singh Gill will be eyeing their senior India debut.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: The Intercontinental Cup provides a great dress rehearsal for the bigger task awaiting India in the coming year, the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. For now, playing a good brand of football and preparing for the future has more importance than results.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: The Blue Tigers held their first training session on a rainy Sunday evening at the Hyderabad FC training ground. They will have one more session together on Monday before lacing up their boots for the Mauritius clash. However, for Marquez, there's nothing to complain about.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: Ranked 179th in the world, Mauritius are currently placed fifth in their six-team FIFA World Cup Qualifiers group in Africa, with four points in as many matches. It includes a couple of impressive results like a 2-1 home win over higher-ranked Eswatini in June and a 0-0 draw versus 90th-ranked Angola last November.

However, they crashed out in the first round of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers following a 1-3 aggregate loss to Chad in March.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: A new chapter begins in Indian football under a new head coach - Manola Marquez.

Manola Marquez will hope for a memorable start to his national team career with silverware in the city where he began his journey in Indian football.

India vs Mauritius Live Score, Intercontinental Cup 2024: Hello and welcome to Intercontinental Cup 2024 opener between India and Mauritius.

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