Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 22 -- Pakistan women's team defeated Bangladesh by 31 runs in the third-place play-off match at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Tuesday.

Bangladesh succumbed to 114/7 after 20 overs while chasing a challenging target of 146 runs and missed out on their first medal of this edition of the Asian Games.

Opting to bat first, Pakistan started well with Shawaal Zulfiqar and Gull Feroza. The duo added 46 runs for the first wicket before Nahida Akter dismissed Feroza. The 'wicket-taker' batter made 31 off 23 balls with the help of six boundaries.

Saira Jabeen replaced her at the crease but couldn't stay for long and departed after making just five runs.

Zulfiqar (17 off 27 balls) and Eyman Fatima (0) followed Jabeen an...