New Delhi, July 16: Sandeep Singh struck twice and custodian Bharat Chetri saved a penalty stroke to steer India to a 3-2 win over hosts Belgium in the second hockey Test in Antwerp.
The win secured India an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The two teams had played a 3-3 draw in the opening Test.
Sandeep (26th and 67th minutes) converted two penalty corners while skipper Rajpal Singh scored a field goal in the 39th minute.
For the hosts the goal scorers were Cedric Charlier (10th min) and Thomas Briels (55th min).
Belgium began aggressively and earned the first of their three penalty corners in the 3rd minute when Gurbaj Singh wrongly tackled Jerome Dekeyser.
Captain Jerome Truyens' dragflick found the hand of Vikas Pillay which resulted in a penalty stroke.