LAHORE: FG Din/Sheikhoo and Diamond Paints/Platinum Homes produced impressive performances to win their respective matches in the JPF Times Polo Cup 2026 at the Jinnah Polo Fields on Wednesday.
FG Din/Sheikhoo dominated the opening match of the day, defeating Polo Ukhano 11-5.5. Polo Ukhano had been awarded a 1.5-goal handicap advantage, but FG Din/Sheikhoo quickly took control with an aggressive start.
The first chukker was played at a brisk pace as SM Raffay, Abbas Mukhtar and Hamza Mawaz Khan struck fine field goals for FG Din/Sheikhoo. Polo Ukhano responded through Bilal Noon, who scored twice with sharp field efforts to keep his side in contention.
Hamza Mawaz Khan remained a key figure in the following chukkers, converting penalties from 30 and 40 yards and adding fluent field goals. Abbas Mukhtar and SM Raffay also made the most of their scoring chances as FG Din/Sheikhoo continued to extend their lead.
Polo Ukhano put up resistance through Bilal Noon and Mumtaz Abbas. Bilal also converted a brilliant 60-yard penalty in the final chukker, but FG Din/Sheikhoo maintained their authority to close out a comfortable 11-5.5 victory.
The second match turned out to be a closely fought encounter, with Diamond Paints/Platinum Homes edging Master Paints 8-6.
Diamond Paints/Platinum Homes made a bright start as Mir Huzaifa Ahmad and Umer Ashfaq scored impressive field goals in the opening chukker. Saqib Khakwani then played a decisive role in the middle chukkers, converting 60-yard and 30-yard penalties with accuracy.
Master Paints, however, fought back strongly through Mekayial Sami, who delivered an outstanding performance with field goals as well as 60-yard, 30-yard and 40-yard penalty conversions. Ch Faateh also contributed to Master Paints’ effort.
In the fourth chukker, Ibrahim Khalil, Mir Huzaifa Ahmad and Saqib Khakwani combined well for Diamond Paints/Platinum Homes to secure a hard-earned 8-6 win.
The match was supervised by umpires Andrew Thomas and Abdullah Ijaz.
