KARACHI, Oct 24: A.O.CC (AOCC) advanced to the semifinal of Dr.M.A.Shah Floodlight Trophy routing Adma XI by 87 runs at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium on Sunday night.

Sharjeel Ashraf slammed an unbeaten 50 with three fours and a six and off-spinner Nadeem Shaikh took three wickets for ten runs in AOCC success.

In another match Afroze Textile Mills (ATM) defeated Karachi Club (KC) by nine wickets. Kamran Hussain cracked a match winning 65 with three sixes and five boundaries while Shujat Ali finished 50 not out containing six boundaries.

Summarized scores:

AOCC 174-8 in 20 overs (Sharjeel Ashraf 50 not out, Nadeem Shaikh 41, Tariq Haroon 18; M.Kashif 3-18)

Adma XI 87 (M.Hasan 24;, Nadeem Shaikh 3-10, Dr.M.A.Shah 2-8, M.Rizwan 2-9, Asim Tanweer 2-12).

AFT beat KC by 9 wickets.

KC 138-5 in 20 overs (Farman Shah 72, Rehan Malik 37; Muhammad Ali Zafar 3-28, Yahya Toor 2-23)

ATM 140-1 in 15.4 overs (Kamran Hussain 65, Shujat Ali 50 not out).—APP