There were a couple of new faces on both sides, of whom Amir Khan made an immediate impact. Rajpal Singh made a move down the right flank in the 4th minute and ran into heavy traffic around the circle, but the ball somehow reached Amir near the left post in the ensuing melee and he promptly capitalized.

The Canadians made a strong push and got close in the 11th and 13th minutes, but Indian GK P R Sreejesh held firm. Ken Pereira made a good run through the middle and earned a PC for Canada in the 15th minute, followed by another one in the 17th, but to no avail. Ranjeev Deol retrieved the ball off a miscue by an Indian defender and took a shy at the goal in the 18th minute but couldn't convert either. Finally, the Canadian pressure paid off in the 20th minute as Wayne Fernandes put the ball in the net off yet another PC.

India re-took the lead almost immediately in the 21st minute as Shivendra Singh scored from the field over the objections of the Canadian players who tried to convince the referee that the ball had been lifted dangerously prior to the score. But the lead proved short lived as Canada was awarded a penalty stroke for an infraction called on Dhananjak Mahadik in the circle and Rob Short made no mistake in the 23rd minute.

The game went back and forth for a while and both India and Canada had chances in the 26th and 27th minutes respectively. In the 31st minute, India earned a PC and Dhananjay Mahadik made amends for his defensive mistake and put India in the lead once again. But yet again, the lead proved short-lived as Canada counter-attacked, earned a PC, and Wayne Fernandes scored his second goal in the 34th minute.

As time wound down on the action-packed 1st half, India had a final PC chance in the 35th minute but Sandeep Singh could not get off a clean attempt.

In general, the game was a little more physical than the first test and the umpires had to step in to control proceedings on a couple of occasions. The Canadians were looking to make a statement that they were no pushovers, and the Indians were looking to maintain their edge.

Once again, Sardar Singh stood out with his cool and steady play in the defense, and the Indian defense didn't look quite as confident when he was out of the game. Rajpal Singh was aggressive on offense and created penetration down the right side on several occasions, and Bharat Chikara initiated some good moves down the left flank from his defender position.

The second half went on similar lines as the first half in terms of ball movement and multiple offensive moves by both sides, but neither side was able to score for a long time. It was only 5 min from the end of the game that India scored the decider and held on for a final score of 4-3 and a 2-0 lead in the test series.