Bangladesh has defeated Pakistan Shaheens by six wickets in the bronze medal game of the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Bangladesh needed four runs from the last ball and Rakibul Hasan hit a four to mark a historic win in the competition.
Due to rain, this match was reduced to thirteen overs first, but persistent during Shaheens' innings limited it to five overs.
Bangladesh won the toss and put Pakistan Shaheens into bat. They scored 48 runs for the loss of one wicket in five overs.
Bangladesh were required to score 65 runs to win under the revised Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) target, which they did on the last ball of the last over for the loss of four wickets.
Yasir Ali and Afif Hossain were great for the Tigers. Afif scored 20 runs off 11 balls with the help of one six and three fours. Yasir Ali scored 34 runs off just 16 balls which included three fours and two sixes.
In the last over of the match, Bangladesh needed 20 runs to win. Yasir Ali scored 16 runs with the help of two sixes in the over bowled by Sufiyan Muqeem.
He got out on the fifth ball but the new batter Rakibul Hasan hit a four on the last ball to give Bangladesh a win.
Arshad Iqbal was the successful bowler from Pakistan with three wickets.
Earlier in Shaheens' innings, Mirza Baig scored 32 runs with the help of two sixes and four fours and was not out. Khushdil Shah played an innings of 14 runs with the help of one six and one four.
Yesterday, Afghanistan defeated Pakistan Shaheens by four wickets in the semi-final.
Afghanistan restricted Pakistan to 115 in 18 overs after winning the toss and electing to field first.
Chasing a target of 116 runs, Afghanistan reached home in 17.5 overs for the loss of six wickets.