The world number-5 Indian hockey team performed brilliantly in their second match of the FIH Pro-League, beating the higher-ranked Netherlands 3–1 in the penalty shootout. India also defeated the Netherlands 5–2 in the first match. At the same time, India defeated World No-3 Netherlands in a penalty shootout in their second match of the Pro-League played at Kalinga Stadium on Sunday 19 January 2020. With this victory, the Indian team has gained six points from two matches and is at the top of the table.

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India got three points from the win in the first match while the second match also got three points but since this match was a draw in the stipulated time and any match in the Pro League was on the draw. There is no provision for termination, hence the shootout took place. India won in the shootout, in addition to two points, it also received a bonus point. In the table, India's second match will be shown as a draw.

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The Netherlands took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute of the match with a goal from Mink van der Virden at the penalty corner. But in the very next minute, Lalit Upadhyay scored a field goal and brought India 1-1. The Netherlands then scored two consecutive field goals in the 26th and 27th minutes to make the score 1-3 and ended the first half with the same score. Jaron Hutzberger and Collerman Jorn scored in the 26th minute for the visiting team.

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In the second half, Mandeep Singh scored a penalty corner in the 51st minute to reduce India's score to 2-3. After this, Rupinder Singh scored a penalty corner in the 55th minute to give India a tie at 3-3. After this, the match went into a shoot-out, where India won the match with a score of 3–1. In the penalty shootout, Vivek Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, and Gurjant Singh scored for India, while Rupinder Pal Singh and Harmanpreet Singh missed. Mirko Pruijser scored the only goal in the penalty shootout for the Netherlands while Glenn Schuurman, Thierry Brinkman, and Jeroen Hutzberg missed the opportunity.