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Sindh, Army, Wapda, Punjab in netball semis

Defending champions Sindh, Army, Wapda and Punjab reached the National Women Netball Championship semi-finals here at Hamidi Hall of Pakistan Sports Complex

 

Defending champions Sindh, Army, Wapda and Punjab reached the National Women Netball Championship semi-finals here at Hamidi Hall of Pakistan Sports Complex on Wednesday.

Sindh qualified for the semi-final without playing their quarter-final as they were given walkover against LUMS.

Striker Ayesha Dilshad’s superb 31-goal effort helped Army to a comfortable 32-8 victory against Islamabad.

Meanwhile, Punjab defeated Fata 27-7 with Misbah Hanif and Aneta faring impressively as they scored 22 and five goals, respectively.

In the third quarter-final, Wapda girls blanked their Khyber Pakhtunkhwa counterparts 48-0.

Striker Umme-Laila Kulsoom and Rizwana Arshad scored 33 and 15 goals, respectively.

Aiman Shahrukh’s seven goals guided Islamabad to a 13-4 victory over Fata in the women’s last quarter-final.

In the men’s event, defending champions Army, Sindh and Police registered victories.

Police outplayed Balochistan 33-4 as Zahid Sultan struck 28 goals.

In their second match, Balochistan again suffered a huge 48-2 loss at the hands of Army who were lifted magnificently by Abdul Haque (28) and Mohammad Zahid (20).

Sindh overpowered Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 33-15. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa again lost, this time to Police 37-10 as Zahid Sultan amassed 35 goals.

(Source: Dawn News)

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