Group B: Malaysia 7-1 Bangladesh

Malaysia, however, started cautiously as head coach Addie Azwan's players took the opening minutes to gauge their Group B rivals.

Tournament debutants Bangladesh used that to their advantage and found the back of the net three minutes into the game, through Masura Parvin's strike from the second penalty mark, courtesy of Sabina Khatun's kick-in.

A stung Malaysia responded almost immediately as a series of passes from the right led to Hanis tapping in from close range, before Zurain Kamarudin scored in similar fashion just seconds after the restart for them to take the lead.

Bangladesh had a few runs that could have led to a goal, but their lack of competitive experience gave Malaysia enough time to react defensively.