Three matches were decided in the National Women's Hockey Championship on Wednesday. —APP/File Photo
Three matches were decided in the National Women\'s Hockey Championship on Wednesday. —APP/File Photo
KARACHI: Pakistan Railways scored their second win of the National Women’s Hockey Championship when they beat hosts Sindh Whites 5-0 at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium here on Wednesday.

Ayesha Bashir, who scored nine goals against Islamabad on Tuesday, was the leading scorer again with a hat-trick. Hina Kanwal scored the other two for Sindh.

Meanwhile, Punjab Colors also recorded their second win of the tournament, when they beat Balochistan 7-0.

Muniza Imran and Rashida Waheed scored a brace apiece, while Hina Pervez, Zareena Habib and Shaheen Ameem scored one goal each.

Pakistan Army routed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 7-0 in the last match of the day, with a hat-trick from Shahida, two goals from Hina Kanwal and Shamshad and one goal each from Ayesha and Sahil.

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