Tezzbuzz Desk- In the bronze medal match, Pakistan, batting first, scored 145 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Fatima Sana was the most successful batsman from Pakistan. He played a brilliant inning of 45 runs in 30 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 3 fours. Apart from Fatima Sana, Gul Firoza scored 31 runs and Alia Riaz scored 25 runs. On the basis of these batsmen, Pakistan set a target of 146 runs for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh women's team, which came to chase the target, could score only 114 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Pakistan won the match by 31 runs and won the bronze medal. For Bangladesh, Sharmin Akhtar scored the highest score of 46 runs, while captain Nigar Sultana played an inning of 25 runs. Opener Dilara Aktar scored 12 runs, but other batsmen could not make a big partnership in front of Pakistan's bowlers. Umm-e-Haani was the most successful in Pakistan's bowling. He took 3 wickets giving just 10 runs in 4 overs. Apart from them, Nashra Sandhu, Tuba Hasan, Tasmiya Rubab and captain Fatima Sana took 1 wicket each. Pakistan's bowlers took wickets at regular intervals and prevented Bangladesh from reaching the target.
With this victory, Pakistan women's cricket team has won a medal in the Asian Games after 12 years. Pakistan women's team had earlier won the gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games. After this, cricket was not played in the 2018 Asian Games. Bangladesh had defeated Pakistan in the bronze medal match in the 2023 Asian Games. This time Pakistan defeated Bangladesh and won the bronze medal. Captain Fatima Sana's contribution was special in this victory of Pakistan. He scored 45 runs while batting first and then took one wicket in bowling also. Umm-e-Haani played an important role in stopping Bangladesh's batting by taking 3 wickets. Winning a medal in the Asian Games after a gap of 12 years was an important achievement for the Pakistan women's cricket team.