Tayyab, Nasir in final

Published August 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Tayyab Aslam will face Nasir Iqbal in an all-Pakistan final of the PSF-Combaxx Sports Squash Championship after winning their respective semi-finals here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Monday.

Tayyab, the world No.44, comfortably beat world No.394 Hamza Sharif 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 in 21 minutes while world No.102 Nasir overcame world No.124 Israr Ahmad 11-3, 9-11, 1-11, 11-3, 11-6 in 48 minutes. The final of the event will be played on Tuesday.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2021

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