Pakistan had the lowest total in a match against Bangladesh as the latter claimed an 8-wicket win to open the series.
Posted on March 11, 2026
Bangladesh pace sensation Nahid Rana claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to lead his team to a crushing eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the opening match of their bilateral series.
Rana returned figures of 5-24 to bowl out Pakistan for 114, a Bangladesh total beaten in 15.1 overs of Wednesday’s 50-over contest at Mirpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Opener Tanzid Hasan scored an unbeaten 67 off 42 balls and formed a second-wicket partnership of 82 with Najmul Hossain Shanto, who made 27, in a spectacular victory.
Saif Hassan fell early for four, while Litton Das remained unbeaten for three with Tanzid.
Earlier, Nahid laid the foundation for victory with his outstanding spell in his seven overs to defeat Pakistan for their lowest ODI total against Bangladesh, eclipsing their previous 161 during the 1999 World Cup.
Nahid, 23, tore through Pakistan’s top order, becoming the first Bangladesh player to dismiss the opposition’s top five batsmen in an ODI innings.
Nahid removed Sahibzada Farhan (27), Shamyl Hussain (4), Maaz Sadaqat (18), Mohammad Rizwan (10) and Salman Agha (5) as Pakistan slipped to 69-5.
He was ably supported by captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who took 3-29 with his spin.
Senior quicks Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman took a wicket each.
Number eight Faheem Ashraf put up a brief resistance with his 37 before being dismissed by Mustafizur as Pakistan were finally bowled out in 30.4 overs.
The performance marked a breakthrough in Nahid’s young ODI career since his debut in 2024.
He had taken just five wickets in his first five matches before producing the five-wicket haul in his sixth appearance.
Nahid is now only the second Bangladesh bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Pakistan in ODIs after Mustafizur’s 5-75 during the 2019 World Cup.
