Defending champions Wapda, Islamabad reach final of National Women’s Basketball championship

KARACHI:The two semi-finals played in the ongoing National Women’s Basketball Championship at Siddique Memon Sports Complex Gulshan Iqbal here Friday have been decided as the defending champions Wapda and Islamabad reached final of the championship.

The national championship is being held under the auspices of Karachi Basketball Association and under the patronage of Commissioner Karachi Mohammad Iqbal Memon.

Islamabad Division defeated Karachi Green 34-30. Asma 13 points, Omani 9, and Momina 8 points were the main scorers for Islamabad while Rida Noor 14 points, Hareem Zuberi 9 and Yamuna Sohani scored 2 points for Karachi Green.

In the second semi-final of the championship, the defending champion WAPDA won the honor of making to the grand final by defeating the Lahore Division team by 70-20.

On behalf of WAPDA, Kainat was on the rampage in the courts and scored as many as 29 points. She was well –assisted by Sahrish 10 points and Amina 7 points while on behalf of Lahore team, the scorers were Faryal 5 points, Faroza 4 and Hadiqa scored 2 points.

The championship final will be played on Saturday at 11 am between the defending champions WAPDA and Islamabad division, while the third position match will be played between Karachi Green and Lahore Division at 10 am.

The special guest of the final will be Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon, who will distribute trophies to the winners and runners-up team and individual prizes to players,who played remarkable game in the championship