END OF OVER:
7 | 2 Runs 3 Wkts | BAN-W: 38/9 (5 runs required, RR: 5.42)

  • Shaila Sharmin0 (1b)
  • Jahanara Alam0 (0b)
  • Nida Dar1-0-2-2
  • Sana Mir2-0-11-2

Pakistan closed out the game superbly, Bangladesh looked good for gold after three overs and then with 10 runs wanted with 12 balls to go. What a team of fighters both sides are, perhaps Pakistan's greater game sense and unwavering desire the difference in the end. Aisha Malik: "Watching the cricinfo commentary from the UK, What a classic!" Nepali Rajan: "Heartbroken for Bangladeshi gals. What a match !! A fitting match to decide the Gold !!"

6.6
0
Nida Dar to Shaila Sharmin, no run, goes to off to swat to leg, misses and that's Pakistan's Asian Games gold!

What a game!

6.5
W
Nida Dar to Panna Ghosh, OUT, full, slammed back, not hard enough to beat Nida's hands above her head. Nida does an Afridi X after taking

Panna Ghosh c & b Nida Dar 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Salma has her head in her hands

6.4
W
Nida Dar to Panna Ghosh, 1 run, OUT, full, played to midwicket, Panna wants to be on strike, throw to the bowler's end has the diving Parveen out short by a yard

Shahanaz Parvin run out 3 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

Big-hitter Panna on strike

6.3
1
Nida Dar to Shahanaz Parvin, 1 run, reverse sweep to backward point
6.2
0
Nida Dar to Shahanaz Parvin, no run, batter walks around the crease, Nida bowls it wide of off, Parvin misses
6.1
W
Nida Dar to Nuzhat Tasnia, OUT, full, swings across the line, goes up high, two under it, Nida's not going to drop it

Nuzhat Tasnia c & b Nida Dar 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25

The girls in both sides' tents praying! Nida the Nugget, green and white sun-blick stripes on her cheeks, to bowl the last. Sana puts her arm around Nida's shoulders

END OF OVER:
6 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN-W: 36/6 (7 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 7.00)

  • Shahanaz Parvin2 (1b)
  • Nuzhat Tasnia1 (3b)
  • Sana Mir2-0-11-2
  • Sadia Yousuf1-0-2-2

Hasan Zaheer (UAE): "Whattay come back from Pakistani women. Totally loving it!! Footsteps of the men team lol"

5.6
2
Sana Mir to Shahanaz Parvin, 2 runs, full, dinked round, clever shot

Bangladesh what are you doing? Sana Mir is ablaze with desire for another Asian Games gold

5.5
W
Sana Mir to Fahima Khatun, OUT, gives a length ball the charge, it's another doosra

Fahima Khatun b Sana Mir 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

5.4
1
Sana Mir to Nuzhat Tasnia, 1 run, full, driven just wide of the bowler's right, catchable height
5.3
0
Sana Mir to Nuzhat Tasnia, no run, fuller, jammed back
5.2
0
Sana Mir to Nuzhat Tasnia, no run, length ball, driven back to the bowler
5.1
W
Sana Mir to Lata Mondal, OUT, down the wicket a long way, it's the doosra

Lata Mondal st †Sidra Nawaz b Sana Mir 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Setting her field carefully is Pakistan's captain. Both teams want gold so much

END OF OVER:
5 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN-W: 33/4 (10 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.60, RRR: 5.00)

  • Lata Mondal1 (2b)
  • Sadia Yousuf1-0-2-2
  • Sumaiya Siddiqi2-0-11-0

Eyes on fire from the left-arm spinner, bowling fizzers

4.6
W
Sadia Yousuf to Fargana Hoque, OUT, spins off a length from off to leg, batter making room to drive inside out, is castled

Fargana Hoque b Sadia Yousuf 10 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 111.11

4.5
1
Sadia Yousuf to Lata Mondal, 1 run, full, driven to mid on, hustles to beat the direct hit

Gyanguru (Another Alias?!?): "Oh.... I am loving this. Indian Women's Team must be hating seeing this. A gold in Asiad is a Gold in Asiad, worth every single ounce !!"

4.4
1
Sadia Yousuf to Fargana Hoque, 1 run, down the wicket to drive to mid-on
4.3
1lb
Sadia Yousuf to Lata Mondal, 1 leg bye, spins into the pads, appeal for lbw, missing and they scurry through

Such a totem, what effect will her loss do to her team?

4.2
W
Sadia Yousuf to Salma Khatun, OUT, comes in a long way with the arm, spin from off to middle from a length, good delivery

Salma Khatun b Sadia Yousuf 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

4.1
1b
Sadia Yousuf to Fargana Hoque, 1 bye, Comes in with the arm from around the wicket, under-cut just wide of the stumps

Left-arm spin now

  • Pakistan clinch thriller to win gold

    The spinners Sana Mir, Sadia Yousuf and Nida Dar claimed two wickets apiece, as Pakistan Women retained the gold medal in the Asian Games after beating Bangladesh Women by four runs according the D/L method in the final

BAN Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13Ayasha RahmanRumana Ahmed
2nd7Rumana AhmedFargana Hoque
3rd10Salma KhatunFargana Hoque
4th3Lata MondalFargana Hoque
5th0Lata MondalFahima Khatun
6th1Nuzhat TasniaFahima Khatun
7th2Nuzhat TasniaShahanaz Parvin
8th2Panna GhoshShahanaz Parvin
9th0Panna GhoshJahanara Alam
10th0Jahanara AlamShaila Sharmin