LAHORE: Miracle, Oratier Technologies and PSS International grabbed comprehensive wins on the opening day of the Novices Polo Cup 2010 on Sunday.
Miracle edged ahead of Sakuf by seven goals to six and a half, while Oratier Technologies defeated PSS International 7-3.
All the four riders Tahir Aslam Awan, Moin Yaqub, Bilal Haider Agha and Raja Amer Khan were instrumental in the Miracle win while Mian Shahzad Aziz and Khawaja Waleed Zubair fought like knights for the Sakuf team to lose by half a goal margin.
Oratier Technologies saw Bilal Hayat Noon and Atif Tiwana outscore their rivals, as only Azhar Ali and Mian Hussain Iftikhar were prominent from the losing side.
In the last game of the day, Shah Qublai Alam enjoyed hitting four of the 10 goals while master-minding three others, which Adnan Jilal Azam, Hamza Mawaz Khan and Muhammad Randhawa nailed, while Kashif Jamal scored the only goal that came from the Karachi Polo team.
Omar Asjad Malhi, Taimur Ali Malik, Ahmad Nawaz Tiwana, Jawad Jamil Malik, Shah Shamyl Alam and Ahmed Zubair supervised the matches.