KARACHI, Dec 18: Jinnah College and Islamia Arts and Commerce College (Morning) qualified for the Inter Collegiate Cricket Championship final after winning their respective semi-final matches at the KCCA Stadium here.

Irfan Lodhi smashed 70 while Anwar Ali claimed five wickets as Jinnah College thrashed Islamia Arts and Commerce College (Evening) by 142 runs.

In the other semi-final, Umair Gulzar captured six wickets for 13 as Islamia Arts and Commerce (Morning) recorded a 40-run victory over Government College Nazimabad.

Arsalan Khan and Mahboob Noor hit sparkling half-centuries for the winners.

Summarised scores:

JINNAH COLLEGE 235-4 in 40 overs (Irfan Lodhi 70 not out, Hafiz Arshad 58, Akhtar Fahim 38; Daulat Khan 2-50); ISLAMIA ARTS AND COMMERCE (EVENING) 93 in 23.3 overs (Mohammad Umar 32, Osama Javed 24; Anwar Ali 5-28, Junaid Ilyas 4-25).

ISLAMIA ARTS AND COMMERCE (MORNING) 204 in 37.2 overs (Arsalan Khan 62, Mahboob Noor 64 not out, Faisal Ali 24; Ishtiaq Khan 2-35, Hammad 2-46); GOVT COLLEGE NAZIMABAD 164 in 31.5 overs (Abdul Basit 70, Khurram Shahzad 35; Umair Gulzar 6-13, Mahroof Aziz 2-29).—APP