KARACHI, Aug 7: Omar Associates advanced to the semi-finals of the 2nd Advance Telecom Corporate T20 Cup after securing a 30-run success against Candyland at the DHA Sports Club-Moin Khan Academy here on Monday night.

Slow left-armer Sultan Ahmed grabbed four wickets for 24 runs to send Candyland hurtling to 97 all out after Omar Associates had mustered a modest 127-6.

Omar Associates, who beat State Bank in their opening Group ‘B’ match, will take on outgoing champions National Bank in the last league fixture on Wednesday.

Summarised scores: OMAR ASSOCIATES 127-6 in 20 overs (Umar Siddique 35, Shaharyar Ghani 26, Fahad-ul-Haq 24; Zahid Mahmood 3-13); CANDYLAND 97 in 17.2 overs (Sultan Ahmed 4-24, Saad Nasim 2-17, Mohammad Irfan 2-18).

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