Islamabad
In an excellent contest, Pakistan edged Bangladesh with a seven-run (DLS) win in Lincoln, Fargana Hoque’s 95-ball 71 ending up being second-best to Fatima Sana’s 4 for 47 on the day.
After retaining Pakistan to 199 for 7 in 42 overs, Bangladesh had a revised goal of 202, and gave it a great tilt, primarily courtesy Hoque. Sana did the preliminary injury, decreasing Bangladesh to 29 for two, however Hoque and captain Nigar Sultana fought again with a 42-run stand.
That, and the 49 runs Hoque and an enterprisingRumana Ahmed added for the fourth wicket, gave Bangladesh a great shot at overhauling the goal, however there wasn’t a lot help for Hoque as Sana got here again to choose up two extra wickets, together with that of Hoque, and Bangladesh had been bowled out seven runs brief with 4 balls remaining within the chase.
Earlier, good fingers within the center order from Javeria Khan (44) and captain Bismah Maroof (32), and decrease down from Aliya Riaz and Sana meant that Pakistan put up a complete that was ultimately sufficient for them.
Earlier than any of them got here into the image, although, it was the Fariha Trisna present, because the left-arm medium-pacer despatched again the Pakistan high three of Nahida Khan, Sidra Ameen and Muneeba Ali with simply 38 on the board by the tenth over.
However the senior professionals, Javeria and Maroof, took management after that with a 73-run stand in 15-and-a-half overs. Riaz and Sana then offered the innings with some muscle in the direction of the tip with a 66-run stand for the seventh wicket, the runs coming in good time, in 12 overs. That, ultimately, made the completely different in a weather-affected recreation.
