The Indian defence remained solid to keep an aggressive Australia at bay, though, passing upfront was not fluent for the Rani-led team.
Mahavir Phogat, whose life story has achieved cult status owing to the success of 'Dangal', was in Gold Coast to watch defending gold-medallist Babita compete in the 53kg category.
With weightlifters through with their campaign, wrestlers yet to take off and boxers only getting into medal rounds, the number of medal were not too many to show on day six of the Games.
Sachin Chaudhary won bronze medal in men's heavyweight event of para powerlifting with 181 points at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
Heena Sidhu shot a final score of 38, two of the series being perfect fives, to claim the top honours ahead of Australian Elena Galiabovitch (35).
A source in the Indian contingent said the accreditation was issued to this person based on a request from a member of the shooting squad.
Mirabai Chanu (48kg), Sanjita Chanu (53kg), Sathish Sivalingam (77kg), Venkat Rahul Ragala (85kg) and Punam Yadav (69kg) claimed gold, while P Gururaja (56kg) and Pardeep Singh (105kg) fetched silver medals at Commonwealth Games.
Sindhu, who was to captain the side, had sustained the injury during a practice session in Hyderabad before arriving Gold Coast for Games.
The two sides' last Commonwealth Games face-off happened eight years ago in the 2010 Delhi edition and it turned out to be a memorable outing for both for contrasting reasons.
Manoj convincingly thrashed Osita Umeh of Nigeria 5-0 and advanced by a unanimous verdict at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia.
This is the first time that World No.10 India have lost to Wales -- who are placed 26th in the world rankings -- in a major tournament.
The women's team had last won a Commonwealth Games gold in 2002 followed by a silver in 2006.
The colorful souvenir edition lists the English capital as Banjul (instead of London), locates it in the Africa region and notes its population as slightly more than 2 million.
Earlier, Saina took to Twitter to claim that her father was denied entry in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Village.
With their team doctor Amol Patil let off with a reprimand in the needle controversy, the boxers heaved a sigh of relief and focus was back on the sport.
The Indian contingent has been insistent that there has been no wrongdoing on its part, claiming that the syringes found could belong to other teams who are staying in the same compound of the Games village.
A staff member at the Commonwealth Games Village in Gold Coast discovered syringes near the accommodation of Indian athletes.
Pranati will look to make the finals and emulate Dipa, who won a historic bronze in Glasgow four years ago.
The 22-year-old Indian suffered a sprain in her right ankle while practising at the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad under the watchful eyes of India chief coach Gopichand and assistant coach Mohd. Siyadutallah.
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