Master Paints and DS Polo-ASC win.

LAHORE -- Master Paints and DS Polo/ASC recorded victories on the opening day of the Master Paints Jinnah Gold Cup 2021 here at the Jinnah Polo and Country Club (JPandCC) on Tuesday.

Three-goal Marcos Panelo guided Master Paints beat Remounts by a narrow margin of 5 1/2-5. Juan Cruz Losada and Mumtaz Abbas Niazi chipped in with one goal while half goal was the handicap, which proved vital in deciding the result. For Remounts, Ignacio Negri hit four goals while Vieri Antinori struck one.

The winners made a flying start as they led the first chukker 3 A1/2-0 and in the second chukker they added two more to take a firm lead of 5 A1/2-0 as it was looking as one-sided encounter. However, Remounts staged a brilliant comeback, scoring back-to-back in the same chukker and then dominated the third one, too by scoring...