LAHORE – Master Paints Whites and The Bank of Punjab took a step ahead after beating PICIC Insurance and Lahore Garrison, respectively in the Toyota Cup Polo Tournament on Thursday.
Hissam Ali Hyder began the match with a hat-trick in Whites’ 7-4 win over PICIC Insurance. Hissam scored a total of six goals, while the remaining one goal came from Abdul Rehman. Saqib Khan Khakwani, with his three goals and Naveed M Sheikh, with one, scored for the losing side.
Shah Qublai Alam, Hamza Mawaz Khan, Raja Temur Nadeem and Taimur Mawaz Khan made a combined effort to secure a 7-5 win for the BoP against Lahore Garrison. Qublai converted three goals with Raja getting two and Hamza and Taimur sharing one each. From the losing side, Omer Minhas opened the scoring to give his team the lead. Omer scored four goals while Ibrahim Pataudi had one that completed their tally
on the scoreboard.