KARACHI, Oct 20 Fourth seed Zoya Khalid of Army continued her winning streak when she stunned second seed Rushna Mehboob of Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) to cruise into the inaugural Karachi Women's Squash championship final at the Karachi Club on Tuesday.

Zoya, who the other day brushed aside Sindh's Habiba Khan in the quarters, gave much improved performance by handing out 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 defeat to her opponent in 33 minute.

She is drawn to face top seed Muqaddas Ashraf of Wapda for the title crown after the latter sneaked into the final beating third seed and team mate Saima Shoukat in contrasting style.

International Muqaddas took just 17 minutes to post 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 victory over her rival.

The final between Muqaddas and Zoya will be played on Wednesday afternoon.

Results

Semi-finals Muqaddas Ashraf (Wapda) bt Saima Shoukat (Wapda) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6; Zoya Khalid (Army) bt Rushana Mehboob (ZTBL) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8.

Wednesday's fixtures

Muqaddas Ashraf v Zoya Khalid final at 3.30pm

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