Talha slams hat trick

Published October 30, 2001

LAHORE, Oct 29: Five goals from Col Talha Saeed including hat trick enabled Kashmirian rout Deutche Bank 7-1 in the Inaugural polo cup tournament Monday.

Col Talha struck a field goal and then converted back-to-back 40 and 60 yard penalties to complete his hat trick in the first chukker.

Kashmirian surged 4-0 ahead in the second chukker when Zain Khakwani scored a field goal. Sufi Amir converted a 30-yard penalty hit to reduce margin 4-1 for the bankers.

Kashmirian again increased their lead 5-1 through Rashid Ali Baig in the third chukker.

In the fourth chukker, Col Talha slammed two more goals, one through 40-yard penalty and the second came off a field effort.

Teams:

Kashmirian: Lt-Col Talha Saeed (0), Zain Khakwani (-2), Rashid Ali Baig (0), Adnan Lone (0).

Deutche Bank: Mir Shoaib Ahmad (0), Aurangzeb Monnoo (0), Tanvir Tariq (-2), Sufi Mohammad Haris (0).

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