BAN-W vs PAK-W Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Here are the winning runs and Sobhana Mostary hits them in the form of a boundary. Short and wide outside off, Sobhana Mostary cuts this through the cover-point region for a boundary to seal the deal. Bangladesh Women wins this game by 7 wickets.

Fuller on middle and leg, Rubya Haider pushes this to mid on for no run.

LEG BYE! Fired onto the pads, Sobhana Mostary misses out on the flick and gets it clipped off her pad towards square leg for a leg bye.

FOUR! Picture perfect from Sobhana Mostary. Fuller around middle and off, Sobhana Mostary strides to the pitch of the delivery and drives this all along the ground through the extra cover region fo four runs.

Floated around off, Sobhana Mostary rocks back and blocks this out.

Tossed up around middle and off, Rubya Haider sweeps this to deep square for one.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Rubya Haider tucks this to the leg side for a dot.

FOUR! GLORIOUS! Hot knife, through butter! Nashra Sandhu bowls fuller, outside off, around sixth stump. Sobhana Mostary plants her front foot toward the delivery and drives it through the cover region. The ball rolls away, hugging the grass, and hits the boundary fence.

Tossed up, on off. Sobhana Mostary blocks it to her front.

FOUR! Oh... she is so good with the cut shots! Nashra Sandhu drags her length back, outside off. Sobhana Mostary rocks back, waits for the delivery to arrive and cuts it between the cover fielders for a boundary.

Pitches it up, on off. Sobhana Mostary leans on the delivery and defends it toward off side.

Fuller, just outside off. Rubya Haider works it toward wide mid-wicket and gets a single.

Shortish, just outside off. Rubya Haider punches it toward mid off.

Tossed up, just outside off. Sobhana Mostary drives it toward cover-point for no run.

Drags her length back, down the leg. Sobhana Mostary rocks back and nudges it toward mid-wicket.

Much fuller, just outside off. Rubya Haider sweeps it toward wide mid-wicket and gets a single.

DROPPED! Sadia Iqbal drags her length back, on middle and leg. Rubya Haider sweeps it late but uppishly. The ball loops toward the front right of the short fine leg fielder. Shamim dives toward the skier but fails to scoop it safely.

Pitches it up, on off. Rubya Haider charges down the track and tucks it toward mid-wicket.

Fuller, on off. Rubya Haider blocks it down.

WIDE! Fuller, but drifts it down the leg. Rubya Haider hangs back to flick it away but misses the shot.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Sobhana Mostary! Once again, it's a short-length delivery, wide outside off. Sobhana Mostary goes deep into the crease, extends her arms, and cuts it through the point region for another boundary.

FOUR! Sobhana Mostary is off her mark in style! Omaima Sohail drags her length back, outside off. Sobhana Mostary rocks back and cuts it through the cover-point region for a boundary.

Tossed up, on middle. Rubya Haider looks to ramp it but gets the top edge. The ball loops and drops safely toward short fine leg and the batters crosses for a single.

Short, on middle and leg. Rubya Haider flicks it toward sqaure leg.

Tossed up, fuller, just outside off. Rubya Haider walks down the track and drills it striaght to the fielder at the cover region.

Pitches it up, just outside off. Rubya Haider lunges and defends it outside off.

Fuller, on off. Sobhana Mostary hangs back and punches it toward the left of the cover fielder. There's a bit mix up between the batters and they ended up not taking the single.

Back of a length, shaping it away, wide outside off. Sobhana Mostary tries to punch hard but gets beaten on the outer edge.

On a length, on off and middle. Sobhana Mostary nudges it toward the leg side.

Pitches it up, on off. Sobhana Mostary eases it back to the bowler.

Full-length delivery, nips it in toward the stump. Sobhana Mostary defends it down.

Back of a length, outside off. Sobhana Mostary misses her punch.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR HAIDER! What an inning she has crafted! Rameen Shamim bowls it short and wide outside off. Rubya Haider's eyes light up watching the width of the delivery, as she cracks a cut shot between the cover fielders for a boundary. She raises her willow up to soak all the applause from the crowd as well as the pavilion.

Short, on off. Rubya Haider goes deep into her crease and dabs it low.

Pitches it up, on off. Rubya Haider drives it back to the bowler.

Shortish, outside off. Rubya Haider offers no shot at it.

Drags her length back once again, on off. Rubya Haider bunts it toward cover.

Short, on off. Rubya Haider eases it away.

Fuller, on the stumps. Sobhana Mostary knocks it back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! Fatima Sana at last gets her first wicket! After so many deliveries, so many appeals, she opens her account and breaks the strong partnership! She bowls it slower and a tad fuller, outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty covers the stump and tries to darg it over the short mid-wicket fielder but fails to get the elevation. The ball flies straight to the front of the fielder, and Diana Baig bends down to her left to take the catch safely into her palm.

Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, shaping it in. Nigar Sultana Joty tries to glance at it, but wears it on her thigh pad.

Touch fuller, outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty drives it gently toward cover.

Fuller, pitching it outside leg. Rubya Haider flicks it toward fine leg for a single.

Full-length delivery, on off. Rubya Haider flicks it across the line toward far right of the deep square leg and gets a couple of runs between the sticks.

Pitches it up, outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty drives it toward short extra cover for no run.

On a length, just outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty comes out of the crease to punch it away, but a thick iner edge and the ball rolls toward square leg.

Pitches it up, on off. Nigar Sultana Joty prods, closes her bat and tucks it toward the leg side.

FOUR1 SHOT OF AUTHORITY FROM JOTY! Diana Baig bowls it much fuller, on middle, shaping it in. Nigar Sultana Joty charges down the track and lofts it beautifully over the mid on fielder for a boundary.

On a length, outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty covers the stumps knocks it toward cover.

Appeal goes round once again, but the umpire remains unmoved! Fatima Sana decides to take the review. Diana Baig bowls much fuller, on middle and leg. Nigar Sultana Joty misses her flick and gets ping on her pad. The UltraEdge says no bat involvement and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball trajectory is missing down the leg. Pakistan lost their review, and now they have no reviews left in their bank.

Good-length delivery, angling away from the batter. Rubya Haider rides the bounce and blocks it down.

On a length, angling it away from the left-hander. Rubya Haider covers the stump and tries to play it inside the line.

WIDE! Fuller, down the leg. Rubya Haider tries to flick but misses.

Back of a length, away from the off stump. Rubya Haider steers it toward point.

Appeal for caught behind, but no says the umpire! Fatima Sana bowls it touch fuller, on middle, angling it away. Rubya Haider prods and tries to push it back to the bowler, but misses on the inner edge. But Fatima Sana and the keeper, Muneeba Al, feel they heard something. The UltraEdge shows that the ball deflects the outer part of the pad, and that is the sound that Sana heard.

Much fuller, just outside off. Rubya Haider jams it back to the bowler.

Peach of a delivery! Bowls it much fuller, outside off, around sixth stump and jags it back. Rubya Haider prods and drives it straight but gets beaten on the inner edge.

Fuller delivery, on off. Nigar Sultana Joty drives it toward mid on. Two runs from the over!

Pitches it up, on middle. Nigar Sultana Joty tucks it toward square leg. Bangladesh Women are not rushing to chase the target. This reflects the discipline they have in their mind!

Fullish, just outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty eases it toward cover.

Good-length delivery, on off. Nigar Sultana Joty drives it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, on off. Nigar Sultana Joty drives it toward cover for no run.

Wide! Bouncer now, on off and middle. Nigar Sultana Joty ducks underneath the delivery and leaves it to the keeper to collect.

Back of a length, wide outside off. Rubya Haider cuts it late toward third man and gets a comfortable single.

Fullish, just outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty drives it toward mid off for no run.

Full-length delivery, around off. Rubya Haider eases it toward the wide of the cover fielder for a single.

Pitches it up, around off. Nigar Sultana Joty looks to punch it toward cover but gets the outer edge toward deep backward point for a single.

Fuller, on off, shapes it in. Nigar Sultana Joty tucks it toward sqaure leg for no run.

On a length, on middle and leg. Nigar Sultana Joty nudges it toward mid-wicket.

FOUR! 50 partnership between these two batters! Fatima Sana bowls much fuller, angling it down the leg. Nigar Sultana Joty glances it from the bottom part of her bat, but places it well wide of the deep fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Good length on the pads, Rubya Haider flicks this through square leg and takes two here.

Rubya is better off going at everything. Good length, going across the batter. Rubya Haider pokes at it and gets beaten.

FOUR! Rubya is dealing in boundaries. On a length, angling away from the batter. Rubya Haider takes a few steps down the track and smashes this over mid on for a boundary more.

Good length around off, Rubya Haider smashes this to point for no run.

Good length, going across the batter. Rubya Haider tentatively pokes at it but gets beaten on the outside.

Back of a length around off, Rubya Haider hops back and pushes this to mid off for no run.

Fuller on off, Rubya Haider smashes this towards long on and takes one.

Darted on off, Rubya Haider drills this to mid off for no run.

WIDE! Quicker and flatter wide outside off, Rubya Haider leaves it. Wided.

FOUR! Third boundary of the over and these two out in the middle have decided to step on the accelerator. Fuller on off, Rubya Haider shimmies down the track and lofts this up and over the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Floated on off, Rubya Haider defends this back to the bowler.

FOUR! This time towards the offside. Tossed up around off, a touch quicker on off. Rubya Haider opens the face of her bat and drives this beyond point for four more.

FOUR! And another boundary from Rubya Haider to greet Nashra Sandhu this time. Tossed up, around middle and off, Nashra Sandhu slogs this beyond the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Rubya Haider sweeps this to deep square for a single.

Tossed up on off, Rubya Haider drives this to mid off for no run.

Quicker one around off, Rubya Haider goes for the cut but hits this off the under edge towards the left of the keeper.

Slider, around the pads, Rubya Haider hops back and looks to play this around mid-wicket but misses out and gets hit on her pads.

FOUR! Rubya Haider opens up her arms as well. Tossed up, around middle and off, Rubya Haider stands still, clears her front foot away from the pitch of the delivery and slogs this up and over the mid on fielder for four.

Short of a length around middle and off, Rubya Haider tucks this to mid on for no run.

Fuller around off, Nigar Sultana Joty keeps it out. A maiden from Nashra Sandhu.

Short of a length around off, Nigar Sultana Joty punches this to cover for no run.

Tossed up on off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives this to cover for no run.

Floated on middle and leg, Nigar Sultana Joty keeps it out with a block.

Fuller on off, Nigar Sultana Joty defends this out.

Fuller on middle and leg, Nigar Sultana Joty tucks this towards mid-wicket for no run.

Short of a length around off, Rubya Haider smashes this to point for no run.

Fuller on middle and leg, Nigar Sultana Joty flicks this to mid on for one.

Tossed up on off, Nigar Sultana Joty defends this off her front foot.

FOUR! Pushed through on off, Nigar Sultana Joty gets innovative this time and brings out the reverse to smash a boundary towards the third man region this time around.

FOUR! A bit too full, wide of off, Nigar Sultana Joty strides a long way across this time and cleverly scoops this through the vaccant short fine leg region for a boundary more.

4 BYES! Fuller, down the leg. Nigar Sultana Joty shimmies down the track and goes for the flick but misses out. The ball nutmegs him and it goes past the left of the keeper for a boundary behind the stumps.

Floated around middle and off, Nigar Sultana Joty drills this to mid off and takes a quick single.

Quicker one around middle and leg, Nigar Sultana Joty strides out in front and blocks this out.

Floated around off, Nigar Sultana Joty pushes this towards cover for no run.

FOUR! That's much more like it from the skipper of Bangladesh Women. Tossed up around middle and off, Nigar Sultana Joty jumps down the track and lofts this up and over the fielder at mid on for a boundary.

Floated around off, Nigar Sultana Joty blocks this out.

Tossed up, on the pads, Rubya Haider sweeps this to fine leg for one.

Make it 9 dots in a row for Nigar Sultana Joty. Tossed up on middle and off, Nigar Sultana Joty pushes this to extra cover for no run.

Fuller around off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives this to mid off for one more dot.

Joty is yet to open her account after 7 dots in a row. Tossed up on middle and leg, Nigar Sultana Joty tucks this to mid on for no run.

Fuller around off, Nigar Sultana Joty pushes this to mid off for another dot.

Fuller on middle and leg, Rubya Haider sweeps this to fine leg for one.

Beautifully bowled from Rameen Shamim. Drifting one in and turning it away around middle and off. Rubya Haider pokes tentatively at it but gets beaten on the outside.

Another dot as Nigar Sultana Joty keeps this fuller one out around silly point.

Quicker one around middle and off, Nigar Sultana Joty pushes this to cover for no run.

Pushed through around off, Nigar Sultana Joty blocks this out as well.

Tossed up on middle and off, Nigar Sultana Joty drills this to mid on for no run.

Fuller around off, Nigar Sultana Joty defends this off her front foot.

Fuller on the pads, Rubya Haider flicks this through the short fine leg region for one.

OUT! PLUMB! Much slower, offie, around middle and off. Sharmin Akhter looks to flick this one but closes the bat face early. The ball arrives late, beats the bat of Sharmin and hits her flush in front of the middle stump on her thigh pad of the back foot. Just an appeal was all the umpire needed to raise her finger.

Fuller around off, Sharmin Akhter pushes this to mid off for no run.

5WIDES! Harsh on the bowler and the fielding side. Tossed up, wide down the leg, Sharmin Akhter looks to paddle this but misses out. The ball clearly deflects off the shoe of the back foot of Sharmin Akhter and rolls towards the fine leg fence for a boundary but the umpire missed the deflection and she signals this four plus wide.

Tossed up, wide of off. Sharmin Akhter strides to the pitch of it and blocks this out.

Fuller around off, Rubya Haider drives this to the right of mid off for a quick single.

Much slower, fuller on middle and leg, Rubya Haider defends this off her front foot.

Fired onto the pads, Rubya Haider gets an inside edge back onto her pads.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Rubya Haider sweeps this to deep square leg fielder for one.

FOUR! A welcome boundary for Bangladesh Women and this will make life easy for Rubya Haider. Short and wide of off, Rubya Haider rocks back and cuts this through the gap at cover-point for four runs.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Rubya Haider tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Arm-delivery around off, Rubya Haider shimmies down the track and looks to poke at it but gets beaten on the outside. Rubya gets back inside her crease, just in time as the keeper removes the bails.

Fuller onto the pads, Sharmin Akhter paddles this to fine leg for one.

Tossed up around off, Sharmin Akhter defends this around silly point.

Pitches it up, around off. Rubya Haider knocks it toward short cover.

Full and outside off. Rubya Haider drives it toward mid off for no run.

Back of a length, wide outside off. Rubya Haider goes deep into the crease to punch it away, but misses as the ball angles further away.

Much fuller, just outside off. Rubya Haider jams it toward the right of the short cover fielder. She does well to dive and parries it toward her right. Rubya Haider asks for the single, but Sharmin Akhter rejects. Bangladesh Women are playing it safe!

Pitches it up, on off. Rubya Haider drives it neatly toward the short cover fielder.

Good-length delivery, on off. Rubya Haider defends it toward off side for no run.

Only a single from the over! A tidy start from Sadia Iqbal! Bowls fuller, on middle. Sharmin Akhter blocks down to her front.

Tossed up, on off. Sharmin Akhter leans on the delivery to block it down the track.

Flighted, fuller, on off and middle. Sharmin Akhter drives it toward mid off.

Pitches it up, on off. Sharmin Akhter lunges and pushes it toward cover.

Fuller, outside off. Sharmin Akhter looks to lash it over the cover region but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Tossed up, on middle. Rubya Haider nudges it toward mid-wicket and gets a single.

Full-length delivery, just outside off. Sharmin Akhter strides out and punches it straight toward the fielder in the extra cover region.

Pitches it up, around off. Sharmin Akhter drives it toward cover.

Back of a length, around off. Sharmin Akhter punches it toward cover.

Pitches it up, much fuller, down the leg. Sharmin Akhter misses her flick and thumps on the pad.

Peach of a delivery from Diana Baig! Bowls it on a length, around the seventh stump. Sharmin Akhter prods to knock it toward the cover region but gets misses with a thin air.

Full-length delivery, around off. Sharmin Akhter eases it away.

Tap and run! This is good cricket from Bangladesh Women! Good-length delivery, just outside off. Sharmin Akhter soft hands it toward the front of the cover fielder and sprints to take a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Sharmin Akhter cuts it toward left of the diving point.

On a length, just outside off. Sharmin Akhter rocks back and blocks it down.

FOUR! Wonderfull! This is a top-notch shot from Sharmin Akhter! Probably the best shot of the match so far! Fatima Sana bowls much fuller, just outside off. Sharmin Akhter uses her feet to reach the delivery, leans on it and drives it from the middle of her bat toward the far right of the mid off fielder for a boundary.

On a length, around off. Sharmin Akhter punches it toward deep cover and gets a double.

Pitches it up, around off. Sharmin Akhter defends it down to the track.

Pitches it up, on off. Sharmin Akhter blocks it from the outer part of his bat toward cover-point for a single.

Play and a miss! Diana Baig bowls it fuller, outside off, around the seventh stump and swings it in. Sharmin Akhter plants her front foot away from the delivery and tries to punch it through the cover region, but gets beatem on the inner edge with a thin air.

Fuller length, on off. Sharmin Akhter drives it toward cover.

On a length, wide outside off. Sharmin Akhter shoulder arms the delivery.

Sharmin Akhter needs to use her feet more to reach the deliveries! Diana Baig bowls back of a length, just outside off and shapes it a shy bit away. Sharmin Akhter, with no footwork, extends his bat toward the delivery to push it toward the off side.

Back of a length, around off. Sharmin Akhter blocks it down.

FOUR! The first boundary of the inning! Bangladesh Women will need a couple more of these to ease off the pressure! Fatima Sana bowls fuller, outside leg stump. Rubya Haider glances it with perfect timing to beat the short fine leg fielder for the boundary.

Fuller, on leg. Rubya Haider flicks it toward short fine leg for no run.

Good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and angling it in sharply toward the middle and leg stump. Sharmin Akhter hangs back and flicks it toward sqaure leg for a single.

Pitches it up, around the pads of the batter. Rubya Haider flicks it toward deep sqaure leg for a single.

Hard-length delivery, around off. Rubya Haider punches it toward cover.

WIDE! On a length, but sprays it wide outside the leg stump. Muneeba Ali does exceptionally well to dive to her right and gloves it one-handedly.

Back of a length, on middle. Rubya Haider gets on her toes and bunts it down to the track.

Fuller, around off. Sharmin Akhter pushes it toward cover for no run.

OUT! Once again, the appeal from Pakistan Women for LBW and the umpire is still not interested! This time, captain Fatima Sana takes the review! Diana Baig bowls it fuller, on middle and leg. Fargana Hoque prods to work it toward the leg side but pings on his pad. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement, but the Ball Tracking pops up three reds. The umpire has to revise the decision. Bangladesh Women lose their first wicket!

Fullish, on off. Fargana Hoque lunges and blocks it right under her eyesight.

Much better from Fargana Hoque! Pitches it up, just outside off. Fargana Hoque leans on the delivery and brings up her defence.

Hard-length delivery, outside off. Fargana Hoque tries to cut it but doesn't connect.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Fargana Hoque rocks back to punch it away, but the ball sneaks past the outside edge.

Back of a length, outside off. Fargana Hoque steers it toward deep backward point for a single.

Fuller, outside off. Fargana Hoque again tries to push it toward the off side but misses the connection.

Appeal once again from Pakistan Women, but the umpire is not convinced! Sana bowls it much fuller, just outside off, swings it away. Fargana Hoque lunges to punch it away, but fails to make any connection with the ball.

Pitches it up, outside off. Fargana Hoque lunges to push it toward the off stump, but misses on the outer edge.

Full-length delivery, on the pads. Rubya Haider flicks it toward sqaure leg and gets a single.

Pitches it up, on leg. Rubya Haider leans forward to flick it toward square leg, but misses and takes a blow to her left hand's thumb. The ball rolls away toward point.

Good-length delivery, on middle and leg. Fargana Hoque rocks back and tucks it toward sqaure leg for no run.

On a length, around off. Fargana Hoque keeps it out.

Back of a length, wide outside off. Fargana Hoque shuffles and tries to drag across the off stump but gets misses with a large gap.

Huge shout for caught behind, but the umpires remain unmoved! Diana Baig bowls it fuller, shaping it down the leg. Fargana Hoque misses her flick and the ball flies to the keeper.

Pitches it up, outside off. Fargana Hoque prods and drives it crisply toward the cover fielder.

WIDE! On a length, but sprays it wide outside the leg stump. Fargana Hoque makes a leave and gets the bonus run.

Back of a length, outside off. Fargana Hoque slaps it toward cover.

AGAIN! It's just an action replay of the previous delivery! She bowls it fuller, just outside off and shapes it away. Rubya Haider once again looks to defend it but misses on the outer edge.

Beaten! This is perfect bowling from Fatima Sana! She pitches it up, on off stump and sways it away from the left-hander. Rubya Haider lunges and tries to push it to her front but gets beaten with a thin air.

Touch fuller, on the stumps. Fargana Hoque tucks it toward the leg side and gets a single.

Fuller, on leg and middle. Rubya Haider flicks it from the inner part of her willow toward the left of the square leg fielder and gets a single. Rubya Haider opens her account.

On a length, on middle and leg. Rubya Haider nudges it toward sqaure leg.

TWO WIDES! Bangladesh Women are underway! Fatima Sana can not give away these extras! She bowls it fuller, swings it in, down the leg. Fargana Hoque attempts a flick but misses. The keeper behind the stumps, dives, but fails to glove it. Single taken in between.

Fatima Sana runs from over the wicket and bowls on a good length, on middle and leg. Fargana Hoque tucks it toward sqaure leg for no run.