Pakistan Women Beat Bangladesh to Win Asian Games Bronze Medal

Pakistan walked away with the bronze medal after beating Bangladesh by 31 runs in the third-place playoff of the 2026 Asian Games women’s cricket competition at Korogi Sports Park on Tuesday.

The result came after Pakistan were pushed hard with the bat. They managed 145-8 from their 20 overs, a score that looked competitive rather than commanding on a surface where Bangladesh's bowlers kept finding ways to slow the scoring.

Match Detail	Result
Match	Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Stage	Women’s Cricket Bronze Medal Playoff
Venue	Korogi Sports Park
Pakistan	145-8 in 20 overs
Bangladesh	114-7 in 20 overs
Margin	Pakistan won by 31 runs
Pakistan top scorer	Fatima Sana, 45* off 30
Bangladesh top scorer	Shamim Akhter, 46* off 45
Best bowler	Umm-e-Hani, 3/10 in 4 overs

Captain Fatima Sana held the innings together with an unbeaten 45 from 30 balls. She struck three fours and three sixes, providing the late push Pakistan needed.

Gull Feroza gave the innings an early lift, making 31 from 23 deliveries with six boundaries. Aliya Riaz then added 25 from 22 balls, including two sixes, while Shawaal Zulfiqar made 17.

Pakistan's lower order could not quite finish the innings with the acceleration they wanted. Ayesha Zafar scored nine, Saira Jabeen made five and Tuba Hassan chipped in with four from just two balls.

Bangladesh's bowlers deserve credit for keeping Pakistan below 150. Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter and Nahida Akter picked up two wickets apiece, while Sanjida Akter Meghla took one.

Bangladesh Fall Short in the Chase

The chase started with Bangladesh needing 146, but Pakistan's bowlers gradually squeezed the life out of the innings.

Dilara Akter scored 12 from eight balls and Nigar Sultana contributed 25 from 30, but neither could build the partnership Bangladesh needed. Shamim Akhter fought until the end, finishing unbeaten on 46 from 45 balls with four boundaries.

Nahida Akter stayed unbeaten on 10, yet Bangladesh could only reach 114-7 in their 20 overs.

For Pakistan women's cricket, the turnaround came through disciplined bowling after a relatively modest batting total. Umm-e-Hani was the standout performer, returning excellent figures of 3/10 from her four overs.

That spell kept Bangladesh from finding any real momentum in the middle overs. Tasmia Rubab, Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu and Ayesha Zafar also claimed a wicket each.

The Asian Games women's cricket bronze medal was therefore decided by Pakistan's ability to defend a total that Bangladesh had every chance of chasing down.Fatima Sana's unbeaten 45 gave Pakistan something to defend. Umm-e-Hani then delivered the spell that mattered most.

For Bangladesh, Shamim's unbeaten effort was not enough to drag the chase over the line. Pakistan held their nerve through the final overs and finished the contest with a bronze medal to show for it.