Asian Games: Pakistan beats Japan in womens cricket event

In the on going Asian Games in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, Pakistans female cricketers have beaten Japan by nine wickets, qualifying for the finals, Dunya News reported on Thursday. Japan won the toss and decided to bat first. However, the team only managed 61 runs in 20 overs on the loss of seven wickets. Sana Gulzar of Pakistan took two wickets. Pakistan easily achieved the target for the loss of one wicket. Javeria Wadood made 29 runs, whereas Nida Rashid made 27 runs. Pakistan will now compete with Bangladesh in the final of the event.