India were forced to split points with a gritty Scotland after their opening Pool A hockey match in the Commonwealth Games here on Monday ended in a 1-1 draw. Scotland took the hosts by surprise when they opened a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute through Holly Cram in the day's last match at the Major Dhyan Chand stadium.
India, silver medallists in the 2006 Melbourne Games, were forced to play catch-up from there on, leaving a home crowd of just 200 fans largely disappointed. In an earlier Pool B match, Norbaini Hashim scored two crucial goals as Malaysia pulled off a narrow 3-2 win against higher-ranked Canada.