Having chosen to bat first, Bangladesh were in a solid position at 92 for 2 in the 32nd over, with Fargana Hoque having put on 49 for the third wicket with Sultana. Hoque’s run-out dismissal, however, sparked a slump, with Bangladesh losing seven wickets while scoring just 77 runs off the last 18.1 overs of their innings. Sultana was ninth out, in the final over, having scored 54 off 104 balls. Left-arm spinners Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal were Pakistan’s most successful bowlers with two wickets apiece.