Having elected to bat first, Bangladesh were in a strong position at 92 for 2 in the 32nd over, with Fargana Hoque having scored 49 for the third wicket with Sultana. However, Hoque’s dismissal led to a slump, with Bangladesh losing seven wickets and scoring just 77 runs in the last 18.1 overs of their innings. Sultana stood ninth 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 each.