Asian Games: Pakistan win rain-hit women's cricket final

AFP Published September 26, 2014

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Pakistan retained the women's Twenty20 cricket gold medal at the Asian Games on Friday by defeating spirited Bangladesh in a rain-affected final.

Pakistan, electing to bat after winning the toss, were restricted to 97-6 by the steady Bangladeshi bowling attack. Bismah Maroof top-scored with 24 and leg-spinner Rumana Ahmed claimed two wickets for 13 runs.

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Dr.Cajetan Coelho

Sep 26, 2014 06:44pm

Hearty congratulations to the winners and to their gallant challengers. Well played.

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pakone

Sep 26, 2014 07:01pm

Congrats Green Team!! Well done. Very proud of you. And SHAME on PTV Sports and Geo Sports for not broadcasting the final at least!! If this was the mens team, winning a second consecutive Asian Championship (which has never happened - them winning 2 games in a row alone is a big deal!!)

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Sep 26, 2014 08:26pm

Congratulations. Keep it up and hang on tough.

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SMQ Zaman

Sep 26, 2014 10:31pm

Pakistan Womens Cricket team retain their title as Asian Games's Champions against Bangladesh, congratulations! But, what happened to India and Sri Lanka?

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Aslam Khan

Sep 27, 2014 06:07am

We are the best!!

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raza

Sep 27, 2014 08:16am

wonderful! ladies, you showed to the world the progressive and talented Pakistan. thanks for making us proud.

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javed

Sep 27, 2014 10:41am

Proud moment today for all of us in Pakistan

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Ajay Ladkani

Sep 27, 2014 12:48pm

@SMQ Zaman India did not participate.

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Moiz Omar

Sep 27, 2014 01:18pm

Great job Team Pakistan!! Proud of you!!

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Ali

Sep 27, 2014 03:26pm

@SMQ Zaman - due to female infinticide, india does not have wnough ladies to be spared for cricket

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Talha

Sep 27, 2014 06:00pm

@Aslam Khan Really?

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Sep 27, 2014 10:41pm

@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad lol hang on to what? Guys like Afridi .... Who want women to work only in kitchen

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Sherman

Sep 28, 2014 01:04am

@Ali And what about Pakistan Men's team. Do you have any reason for that?

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Azam Khan

Sep 28, 2014 10:10am

Well done girls ! Both Pakistan and Bangladesh congrats.

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Sohail Abbas

Sep 28, 2014 12:57pm

@SMQ Zaman They have won a test against professional England's women's recently. A test that they played after 8 years. Pakistan is not even a test side. It's unfortunate that BCCI does not send them to Asian Games just because it does not financial benefit to them. But India women is winning medals after medals in Asian Games. Check out the medal tally. We just won 15 medals yesterday. And 2 so far today. How many has Pakistan won so far?

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Sohail Abbas

Sep 28, 2014 01:11pm

@Ali Our girls won a "test". If it was not cricket, you wouldn't even have been commenting here. Interestingly, there is not a single comment or praise on the page, for the guy, who won the first medal for Pakistan in these Asian Games. Guys grow up!

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mahen

Sep 28, 2014 01:49pm

Beat China !! WOW lol

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Alam

Sep 29, 2014 08:09am

Great Win!!! Way to go Green Team!

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Vijay

Sep 29, 2014 11:34am

Congrats Girls !!!. Thats the way to show how to move ahead with only and pure effort. An Indian.

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Dr.waqas rathoor

Sep 29, 2014 11:46am

proud to be pakistani... Insha Allah Pakistan will be a peacefull and develop country in near future...

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Fazal Karim

Sep 29, 2014 03:04pm

Delighted but depressing for mullahs.

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Prashant

Sep 30, 2014 01:11pm

@Ajay Ladkani And I think neither did Sri Lanka.Correct me If I am wrong. It was meant to encourage cricket in Asia. Hence Teams like India or Srilanka chose to stay away so that teams like China Japan Korea etc get a chance. Now that was good time for Pakistan to sneak a medal.:-)

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Realist

Sep 30, 2014 10:50pm

Great Girls ! You made the nation proud

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Karun

Oct 01, 2014 08:16pm

@SMQ Zaman . Pity the Indian women's team decided once again not to participate in the Asiad.actually Cricket in the Asiad is a farce as no one shows up!

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edwardian

Oct 03, 2014 02:18pm

@Prashant ... Should have stayed away from kabbaddi as well

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