Sakuf and JS Bank won their opening day matches of the MMA Polo Cup that rolled into action here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Monday.
Sakuf defeated Lahore Chatkhara 7-5 while JS Bank got half a goal win over Olympia. Muhammad Usman Malik, Agha Murtaza Ali Khan, Mian Hussain Iftikhar and Shaukat Ali Malik with their combined efforts brought wins for Sakuf while Lahore Chatkhara despite having Shah Shamyl Alam in their ranks lost the match.
JS Bank beat Olympia 5-4 ½. All the four riders of the winning team Shiraz Qureshi, Omar Asjad Malhi, Malik Azam Hayat Noon and Kashif Jamal contributed to the win while the losing team reduced the margin through Raja Temur Nadeem, Abdul Rehman Monnoo and Bilal Hayat Noon. Umpires for the matches were Usman Haye, Saqib Khan Khakwani, Hassan Ali Farrukh and Ahmed Ali Tiwana.
