KARACHI, April 27: Karachi and Hyderabad reached the final of the ASC Junior National Girls Netball Championship 2011 underway at Hamidi Hall, Pakistan Sports Board Complex, Islamabad, on Wednesday.

After completion of the round matches, Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad and Sargodha qualified for the last-four stage of the event.

The first semi-final saw Karachi outclassing Lahore 24-4 while Hyderabad beat Sargodha 17-14 in the second semi.

In the round matches played earlier in the day, Karachi outplayed Sargodha 18-1, Lahore beat Hamza Foundation 9-3, Hyderabad thumped Peshawar 19-5 and Quetta overcame Abbottabad 11-1.

The final between Karachi and Hyderabad will be played on Thursday after the third-position match between Lahore and Sargodha.

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