Pakistan ‘A’, comprising Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Sajjad, will take on Thailand while India ‘A’ will be up against Iran in the semi-finals of the Jubilee Insurance 2nd Asian Team Event being played in Karachi.
The last-four round will get underway at 10am local time, followed by the final.
In the quarter-finals, Pakistan ‘A’ outplayed India ‘B’ 3-1. The Pakistani team won the first singles frame with ease, but the Indians drew parity to make it 1-1.
However, the hosts restored their lead by winning the doubles frame and Asif sealed the win in style by chalking up a break of 124 points in the fourth frame as the team won with overall scores of 84-24, 06-80, 67-17 and 124-0(124).
Meanwhile, Iran pipped Syria 3-2 after throwing away their 2-0 lead at one stage and won with scores of 73-30, 96-01, 45-60, 11-89(79) and 74-47.
Although both Asif and Sajjad had recently lost their World Team Championship title, the defeat has not dented their hopes as both are eager to claim the Asian Team event.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 23rd, 2014.
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