Bangladesh won its first medal at the Asian Games 2023, courtesy the women’s cricket team, which defeated its Pakistani counterparts by five wickets to clinch the bronze medal on Monday.
Bangladesh suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of India in the semi-finals on Sunday, where they were bundled out for just 51 runs and lost by eight wickets.
However, on Monday, the Nigar Sultana-led side flipped the script in the third-place decider, restricting Pakistan to just 64-9 in 20 overs and then chasing down the target with five wickets to spare at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field. followed. ,