In their second match of the Azlan Shah hockey tournament at Ipoh, Malaysia, today, India recorded a convincing 3-1 victory over Britain. Rookie drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh fired in a hat-trick. Yesterday, India had lost their campaign opener against South Korea by a 2-3 margin. Young Rupinder, who was included in the squad due to the absence of penalty corner specialist Sandeep Singh, struck in the 10th, 54th and 57th minutes to give defending championsIndia the upper hand against a strong Britain.India converted three of the five penalty corners they earned in the match and led 3-0 before Britain pulled one goal back through James Tindall in the 62nd minute.Britain had defeated Malaysia 3-1 yesterday. In another fixture today, Asian Games gold medallists Pakistan defeated South Korea 4-2. Pakistan had defeated New Zealand by a similar margin in the tournament-opener yesterday.