Saima Shoukat beat top seed Rushna Mehboob in the final of the national women's squash championship.
Saima Shoukat beat top seed Rushna Mehboob in the final of the national women\'s squash championship.
PESHAWAR: Saima Shoukat was crowned the first national women’s squash champion on Sunday, when she beat top seed Rushna Mehboob in the final at the PAF Squash Complex.

In a match that last five sets, and an hour and 25 minutes, Pakistan number four Mehboob lost the first set 6-11 but came back to reclaim the second and third sets (11-3, 11-8).

At 1-2, Shoukat staged a strong come back with some fine drop shots and won the fourth set with a score of 11-4 to level the tally at 2-2. She went on to bag the title by winning the decider 11-6.

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