Commonwealth Games 2018: India women's hockey team lose to Wales in opening Group A clash

Gold Coast: India’s hockey campaign was off to a disappointing start at the Commonwealth Games after the women’s team went down 2-3 to Wales, trailing for most of the Group A clash on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_4189371” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Indian women’s hockey team. Image courtesy: Twitter @TheHockeyIndia[/caption] India, chasing its first CWG medal after the 2006 Melbourne Games silver, trailed the first 30 minutes of the match, scored a couple of goals in the third period to draw level before conceding one in the dying minutes of the match to end up on the losing side. Lisa Daley (7th minute), Sian French (26th minute) and Natasha Marke-Jones (57th minute) scored for Wales, while skipper Rani Rampal (34th minute) and Nikki Pradhan (41st minute) put India on the scoresheet. The Indian women’s hockey team has been finishing fifth for the last two editions of the Games. India will take on Malaysia in their second group match on Friday.