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England clinched the hockey series against India by 3-2 in the third and final hockey test.
England won the opener on Wednesday while India levelled the series with a victory on Friday.
Vikram Pillay and S.V Sunil in the 3rd and 18th minutes scored two goals, giving India 2-1 lead before half time, respectively. Ashley Jackson converted two penalty corners in the 30th and 50th minute and Iain Mackay scored the match winning goal for England in the 64th minute.
India opened the scoring through a penalty stroke that was slotted home by Vikram Pillay.
India went 2-0 up after good interplay by Rajpal Singh along the baseline.
Thereafter England enjoyed a spell of prolonged possession but their probing was only rewarded with a number of long corners as India defended in numbers.
Jackson's penalty corner effort was palmed over the bar by Adrian D'souza but he found the target six minutes later, setting free a powerful dragflick high into the left corner.
England found the equaliser when Jackson and Martin Jones combined well down the left side but the former's left handed reverse deflected over the bar. However, with 20 minutes remaining, he beat D'souza from a penalty corner.
England scored the match winning goal with one of the best flowing moves from Rob Moore and Richard Alexander that was given finishing touches by Mackay.
India earned a penalty corner with just 14 seconds on the clock but Halappa's effort was blocked.
India will next play a three Test series against Belgium in Antwerp.
