In the Hawke's Bay Cup hockey tournament in Hastings, New Zealand on Saturday, Indian women's team went down fighting in their opening match. They lost 1-2 to China. Anuradha Thokochom scored the first goal of the match in the 31st minute to give India the lead. But China soon struck back with Mengyu Wang in the 34th minute and Qian Yu in the 38th minute to run away with the game. India will play their next match against USA on Sunday.