Indian women shock the Netherlands 4-3

Deepika (left) celebrates scoring v the Netherlands. Pic/Hockey India

The Indian women's hockey team on Tuesday stunned reigning Olympic champions Netherlands via shootout after the two sides were locked 2-2 at the end of regulation time to finish their home leg of the FIH Pro League on a winning note here.

Pien Sanders (17th minute) and Fay van der Elst (28th) had given the Netherlands a 2-0 lead at half-time, but India made a strong comeback to restore parity through stunning goals from Deepika (35th) and Baljeet Kaur (43rd).

Also Read: EPL title could boost Salah's Ballon d'Or chances, feels Slot

In the shootout, Deepika and Mumtaz Khan found the target for India while Marijn Veen was the lone scorer for the Netherlands. Hockey India immediately announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh to every Indian women's player and Rs 50,000 to every support staff member for this victory.

India men beat England 2-1

Meanwhile, the Indian men's team beat England 2-1 in their FIH Pro League clash. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh netted both goals for India while England's Conor Williamson converted a penalty stroke to pull one back.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever