KARACHI, Nov 20: Ali Hasan and Zohaib Ali put Royal Academy in the semi-finals of the PCB Karachi Region National Schools Cricket Championship when they helped their team beat GBSS Zahoor by three wickets at the KCCA Stadium on Monday.

Ali Hasan captured four wickets to help dismiss GBSS Zahoor School for 130 in 38.2 overs. Faisal Hafeez top scored with 29.

Royal Academy, in reply, reached the target for the loss of seven wickets in 32.3 overs. Opener Zohaib Ali smashed an enterprising 52. Off-spinner Abdul Rasheed took three wickets.

Summarised scores:

GBSS 130 in 38.2 overs (Faisal Hafeez 29, Hasan Mustafa 18; Ali Hasan 4-20); ROYAL ACADEMY 132-7 in 32.3 overs (Zohaib Ali 52, Shahrukh 16, Muneeb Ali 16; Abdul Rasheed 3-10, Ayazuddin 2-22, Osama Javed 2-39).—APP