Giselle Ansley (3') Tess Howard (40'), Hannah Martin (53') found the back of the net for England and Vandana Katariya (60') was the only scorer for India.
The Men in Blue started the match superbly, with Abhishek scoring from a penalty corner in the very first minute of the match to hand Graham Reid's team an early lead.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist competing in the Women's 49kg category, lifted a total of 201kgs including a personal best of 88kg in snatch, to win the contest by some margin.
The two teams will square off in a Pool B contest as they look to pick up their first win of the competition. India is placed in Pool B of the tournament along with Canada, England, Ghana, and Wales
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): India's women's hockey team thoroughly outplayed Ghana, even as the Men's and Women's Table Tennis teams and boxer Shiva Thapa got off to a positive start, as day one of the competitions got underway at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Gurjit Kaur (3', 39') scored a brace in the match while Neha (28'), Sangita Kumari (36'), and Salima Tete (56') also scored a goal each in the Pool A contest to help their team pick up the all-important win.