KURUNEGALA, May 3: Saturday was a historic day for Bangladesh as they got their first win against an ODI team when they beat Pakistan by four wickets in the Women’s Asia Cup.

Salma Khatun, the Bangladesh captain, scored 53 after off-spinner Tithy Sarkar restricted Pakistan to 134.

After their crushing 182-run defeat to India on Friday, Bangladesh bounced back impressively to bowl out Pakistan inside 48 overs.

Sarkar took two wickets in two overs and Pakistan stumbled to 55 for three in 19 overs. She picked up two more wickets and ensured no partnership was forged as Pakistan plodded along at less than three an over.

Young Bismah Maroof top scored with 29 and her opening partnership of 27 with Tasqeen Qadeer was the innings’ highest.

Though the target was relatively modest, Bangladesh got themselves into trouble early on, losing three wickets for 26 runs.

Then Salma joined Panna Ghosh at the crease and the two added 37 together. Ghosh stayed for 51 balls, for her 14, and allowed Salma to push the chase along.

Bangladesh lost two more wickets before Salma wrapped up the match with 27 balls to spare. She hit six fours in her 92-ball innings.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN:

Taskeen Qadeer c Ayesha b Salma 8

Bismah Maroof c Salma b Sarkar 29

Urooj Mumtaz lbw b Sarkar 2

Sajjida Shah c Ayesha b Rumana 25

Batool Fatima c Chamely b Sarkar 6

Sana Mir c Ghosh b Sarkar 25

Shumaila Mushtaq run out 6

Almas Akram c Jahanara b Shathira 2

Asmavia Iqbal c Ghosh b Salma 12

Qanita Jalil c Chamely b Shathira 1

Sadia Yousuf not out 0

EXTRAS (B-6, W-12) 18

TOTAL (all out, 47.4 overs) 134

FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-46, 3-55, 4-78, 5-95, 6-110, 7-112, 8-132, 9-134.

BOWLING: Panna Ghosh 5-1-15-0 (1w); Shamima Akhter 3-0-12-0 (4w); Salma Khatun 10-3-18-2 (2w); Tithy Sarkar 9.4-3-25-4 (1w); Rumana Ahmed 10-1-24-1 (3w); Shathira Jakir 10-1-34-2.

BANGLADESH:

Shathira Jakir b Sajjida 12

Shukhtara c Taskeen b Qanita 2

Ayesha Akhter b Sajjida 4

Panna Ghosh b Sana 14

Salma Khatun not out 53

Chamely Khatun c Sadia b Almas 15

Rumana Ahmed c Asmavia b Urooj 7

Irin Sultana not out 5

EXTRAS (LB-3, W-21) 24

TOTAL (for six wkts, 45.3 overs) 136

FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-25, 3-26, 4-63, 5-88, 6-112.

DID NOT BAT: Jahanara Alam, Shamima Akhter, Tithy Sarkar.

BOWLING: Asmavia Iqbal 4-1-11-0 (3w); Qanita Jalil 4-0-12-1 (3w); Almas Akram 7.3-1-30-1 (2w); Sajjida Shah 10-3-19-2; Sadia Yousuf 10-4-21-0; Sana Mir 5-0-30-1 (10w).

RESULT: Bangladesh won by four wickets.—Agencies