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World Junior Squash Championships: Pakistan beats India to qualify for semi-final
Hamza Khan and Noor Zaman will their Egyptian counterparts in the semi-final
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Karachi: Pakistan thrashed India 2-0 in the quarter-final to qualify for the semi-final of the World Juniors Team Squash Championship.
Hamza Khan and Noor Zaman defeated their Indian opponents in their respective singles to help Pakistan knock India out and confirm a meeting with Egypt in the semi-final.
Noor Zaman drew first blood when he outclassed Kirshna Mishra comfortably with a score of 14-12, 11-8, 11-4 in just 32 minutes.
However, Hamza Khan faced some resistance from Arnaav Sareen and the young Pakistani athlete had to work hard for 47 minutes to win the tie by three games to two.
Khan won the first two games 11-6 and 12-10 but lost the next two games 1-11 and 6-11 which allowed Sareen to make a comeback in the encounter.
However, Hamza regained his form in the final game and won the contest with 11-6, 12-10, 1-11, 6-11 and 11-5.
They will now play Egypt, the top seed side, in the semi-final on Saturday which will start at 3:00 pm.
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