KARACHI, Sept 25: All-rounder Waqar Osaf inspired Ideal Cricket Club into the Karachi Gymkhana Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament semi-finals, as they beat Mohammad Hussain Cricket Club by 31 runs at the KG Ground on Wednesday.

Faraz Ahmed Khan top-scored with 39 in 20 balls and Waqar struck 35 as Ideal CC made 128 all out in 19.3 overs. Wajihuddin claimed four wickets for 16.

Mohammad Hussain CC, in response, were bowled out for 97 in 19 overs. Test batsman Faisal Iqbal made 30.

Waqar Osaf claimed two wickets for 34 and was named the man-of-the-match.

In a match played on Tuesday, defending champions Medicam Cricket Club stormed into the semi-finals, overwhelming Sindh Police by 118 runs.

Summarised scores:

IDEAL CC 128 in 19.3 overs (Faraz Ahmed Khan 39, Waqar Osaf 35, Irfan Ali 26; Wajihuddin 4-16, Amjad Manzoor 2-24, Ali Hussain 2-34); MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN CC 97 in 19 overs (Faisal Iqbal 30, Wajihuddin 21, Saifullah Magsi 21; Tabish Nawab 2-14, Waqar Osaf 2-34).

MEDICAM CC 220-4 in 20 overs (Mohammad Salman 61 not out, Mohammad Farrukh 45, Khalid Latif 44, Mir Azam 39); SINDH POLICE 102 in 20 overs (Maqsood Ali 22 not out, Rizwan Khan 19, S.M. Zafar 17; Mohammad Farrukh 3-19, Rizwan Haider 2-11, Azam Hussain 2-21).—APP