KARACHI, Aug 11: Spinners Faraz Ahmed Khan, Junaid Ilyas and Sultan Ahmed took nine wickets between them to bowl Omar Associates into the final of the 2nd Advance Telecom T20 Corporate Cup at the DHA Sports Club-Moin Khan Academy here on Friday night.

Omar Associates put them up a clinical show in the second semi-final to outclass Advance Telecom by eight wickets. Slow left-armers Faraz took 4-24 and Sultan 2-21 while off-spinner Junaid, named Man-of-the-Match, grabbed three for 11 to send Advance Telecom reeling to 98 all out.

Skipper Hafiz Majid Jahangir (47 not out off 54 balls, five fours) and Adnan Raza (31 off 26 balls, three fours and one six) then added 63 for the second wicket as Omar Associates made 100-2 in the 17th over.

Summarised scores: ADVANCE TELECOM 98 in 19.4 overs (Jamal Anwar 24; Faraz Ahmed Khan 4-24, Junaid Ilyas 3-11, Sultan Ahmed 2-21); OMAR ASSOCIATES 100-2 in 16.3 overs (Hafiz Majid Jahangir 47 not out, Adnan Raza 31).—Sports Reporter

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