KARACHI: Fancied Nishtar Club fought back in the last two quarters to whip fighting Askari Club 45-37 and become the first outfit to cruise into the final of the Kashmir Day basketball tournament at the refurbished Arambagh floodlit court on Friday.
The winners trailed 21-24 at half time.
Like the league, prolific scorers Talha Amjad and Shabbar turned out to be the pick of the first semi-final and made the difference. The former top scored with 18 while the latter finished with 14. Omer had a score of seven points to his credit.
Syed Bakhtiar shone for the losers and contributed 14 points. Shahmeer and Mohammad Raza scored seven and five points respectively.
Nishtar Club faces the winner of second semi-final (Bahadur Club and Arambagh Club) in the final on Monday.
Published in Dawn February 19th, 2017
