Overview

• The captain converted penalty corners in the 20th, 33rd and 47th minutes after Jugraj Singh’s 18th-minute equaliser.
• India converted four of 11 penalty corners and Harmanpreet Singh missed a penalty stroke in the third quarter.
• China struck through Du Shihao, Benhai Chen and Jiesheng Gao, all from set pieces that exposed India’s defensive frailties.
• The match in Rajgir was attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who paid tribute to Major Dhyan Chand before the start.
• Elsewhere on the day, Japan beat Kazakhstan 7-0, Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 7-0 and Malaysia overcame Bangladesh 4-1.