COLOMBO: DAV College Chandigarh became Campus Cricket World Final champions, defeating University of Karachi by 49 runs in the final at the Premadasa Stadium here Sunday.

Chandigarh were reduced to 2 for 3 in the fourth over after being put in to bat. Meer Hamza took two of those wickets. They were soon 36 for 4 from 7.1 overs but captain Kunal Mahajan led a startling recovery with a 73 off 36 balls. Chandigarh finished on 170 for 8 from their 20 overs.

Karachi lost two wickets in the powerplay and were unable to rebuild thereon. Opener Ammar Hasan provided the early impetus with a 49-ball 58, but could not find a good partner. Rattan Singh finished with 3 for 16 and Gurinder Singh had 4 for 20. Karachi were all out for 121 in 19 overs.