At Ipoh, Malaysia today, a young Indian side put up a spirited fight before going down 3-4 to six-time champions Australia in their opening encounter of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament. Australia, who are also the world champions, led 1-0 at the break. India will meet Korea tomorrow in their second encounter. In today's other encounters, Pakistan edged out defending champions New Zealand 4-3 and hosts Malaysia beat Korea 3-2 .