India produced an impressive display before conceding a late goal to play out a 1-1 draw against World No. 2 England in their opening Pool 'B' match of the women's hockey World Cup here on Saturday.

Neha Goyal gave India the lead in the 25th minute before Lily Owsley equalised from a penalty corner in the 54th minute. World No. 10 India punched above their weight and gave England a run for their money in the keenly-contested duel. Rani Rampal-led India matched higher ranked England stick for stick in the opening two quarters even though the hosts had more scoring chances with five penalty corners coming their way.