Pakistan Women made light work of a modest target at Karwan Cricket Ground, reaching 112/2 in 15.5 overs to beat Bangladesh Women by eight wickets. Bangladesh Women won the toss and chose to bat, but 108/9 from their 20 overs left them short of the kind of total that tests a chasing side. The margin looks comfortable on paper, but the more useful story lies in how the chase was controlled from start to finish.
Bangladesh's innings never gathered real momentum. Nigar Sultana led the way with 27 off 20 balls, including two fours and a six, while Shorna Akter stayed unbeaten on 21 off 20 balls and Shathi Rani added 11 off 16. Those three contributed 59 of the 108 runs, which tells you how much the lower order had to do without support. Pakistan's bowlers did the heavy lifting. Tuba Hassan finished with 3/26 from four overs, Nashra Sandhu took 2/13 from her four, and Umm-e-Hani chipped in 1/12 from three.
The chase was built around Sadaf Shamas, whose 37 off 37 balls contained four fours and a six. She kept the scoring moving without forcing the pace, which mattered on a target that never looked large enough to invite risk. Two wickets fell along the way, but the innings never seemed likely to unravel. Muneeba Ali and Ayesha Zafar then saw Pakistan home, both finishing not out. Muneeba made 31 off 34 balls, while Ayesha hit 27 off 18 balls with four fours. Pakistan finished with 25 balls to spare, a margin that reflects a batting group content to take the target one over at a time.
Bangladesh's bowlers had their moments. Sobhana Mostary took 1/4 from 0.2 overs, Shorna Akter returned 1/15 from two overs, and Ritu Moni went for 0/12 from her two. None of those spells produced the breakthrough that could have changed the arithmetic, and the batters who came in stayed in control. The discipline story is also worth noting. Pakistan conceded only one extra, while Bangladesh gave away seven, and in a match decided by eight wickets, that is a small but meaningful difference.
This is the third match of Group B in the tournament, and the facts available here do not show the standings or the next fixture, so any wider judgement on the group would go beyond the scorecard. What the scorecard does make clear is that Pakistan's batters handled a low target with patience and that Bangladesh need a stronger batting start if they want to push the group contest.