Palestine beat Pakistan to win West Asia Baseball championship

Palestine clinched the West Asia Baseball Championship title after defeating defending champions Pakistan 5-4 in a thrilling final held in Karaj, Iran.

The tightly contested match was tied 4-4 after nine innings, forcing an extra inning. Palestine capitalized in the 10th frame, scoring the decisive run to secure the victory and the championship.

Palestine had built a strong 4-0 lead by the third inning, but Pakistan responded with two runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

Palestine added another in the bottom of the fifth to maintain a 5-2 edge. In the ninth, Pakistan mounted a comeback with two runs to tie the game, but fell short in extra innings.

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Earlier, Iran secured third place by defeating India.

Pakistan had an impressive run to the final, winning all group-stage games and beating India 14-1 in the semifinal, but ultimately fell short in the title clash.