JAKARTA: The Malaysian sepak takraw squad, as expected, settled for the silver medal in the men's team regu final following 2-0 defeat to heavyweights Thailand in the Indonesia Asian Games at the Ranau Sport Hall in Palembang.

The first regu of Norhaffizi Abdul Razak, Syazreenqamar Salehan and Zulkifli Abdul Razak fell in straight sets with a 15-21, 15-21 loss to Chaichana Anuwat, Jantarit Khukaeo and Assadin Wongyota.

The second regu of Azlan Alias, Farhan Adam and Syahir Rosdi were beaten 19-21, 13-21 by Yupadee Pattarapong, Siriwat Sakha and Pornchai Kaokaew.

Malaysia had previously finished runners-up in the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 editions of the Asiad and obtained a bronze in Incheon, South Korea in 2014.