Indian women's hockey team to host Netherlands on April 8 and 9

The Indian Women's Hockey team will take on Olympic Champions and World Number One, The Netherlands in a double-header FIH Pro League matches on the 8th and 9th of April at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.

The Indian women's team and the Netherlands were originally scheduled to play on the 19th and 20th of February but the matches had to be postponed following the rising COVID-19 case around the world.

Hosts India who made their debut



in the Pro League this season, are currently second in the standings with 12 points from six matches. Indian women beat China 7-1 and 2-1 in Muscat followed by a 2-1 win and a 4-3 loss against Spain in February. They recently beat Germany 1-1 after the visitors gained an extra point having won the shootout 1-1 in the first match.

Dutch team, meanwhile, are third on the table with 11 points from four outings.