India’s hockey campaign was off to a disappointing start at the Commonwealth Games after the country’s women’s team went down 2-3 to Wales, trailing for most of the Group A clash, in Gold Coast today.

The Indian team, 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 Sian French and Natasha Marke-Jones did the scoring for Wales, while skipper Rani Rampal and Nikki Pradhan 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 tomorrow.