The second day of the IPA National Polo Championship saw Sona Polo play against Sahara Warriors. The day was sunny and the match started at 2:30 pm at Jaipur Polo Ground. It was an intense match that saw completely unpredictable events throughout. Sahara Warriors played with Col Ravi Rathore (+5), Pranav Kapur (+2), Salim Azmi (+3) and Matthew Perry (+6). Sona Polo on the other hand stood with Bhawani Singh Kalvi (+2), Sawai Padmanabh Singh (+3), Abhimanyu Pathak (+5) and Gerardo Mazzini (+6). The umpires for the match were Julio Bensadon and Siddhant Sharma.
The first chukker opened with a brilliant start from Sona Polo. There was a good tussle in front of the goal when Pranav Kapur committed a foul and Sona Polo were awarded a 30’ penalty. Gerardo Mazzini took the 30’ penalty shot and scored the first goal of the match. Gerardo Mazzini scored one more goal for Sona Polo. Gerardo Mazzini hit a powerful shot from the angle. The score was 2 – 0 after Gerardo’s goal. The game started from half after Gerardo's goal. Matthew Perry ran with the ball, drifting past all the defenders he scored a wonderful goal for Sahara Warriors. The score was 2-1 with Sona Polo in the lead after Matthew Perry's goal. The chukker was in its final minutes when Pranav Kapur ran hard with the ball but missed the goal by a few inches. The first chukker ended on a score of 2-1 with Sona Polo in the lead.
