Nahid Rana takes 5 wickets as Bangladesh crush Pakistan in ODI opener
Published on March 11, 2026
Bangladesh pace sensation Nahid Rana asserted his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to lead his team to a crushing eight-wicket win
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Nahid Rana takes 5 wickets as Bangladesh crush Pakistan in ODI opener
Bangladesh pace sensation Nahid Rana asserted his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to lead his team to a crushing eight-wicket win over Pakistan in their opening match on Wednesday.
Rana returned figures of 5-24 to skittle out Pakistan for 114, a total Bangladesh overhauled in 15.1 overs of the 50-over contest in Mirpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Opener Tanzid Hasan hammered an unbeaten 67 off 42 balls and put on a second-wicket partnership of 82 with Najmul Hossain Shanto, who made 27, in a comment win.
Saif Hassan fell early for four, while Litton Das remained unbeaten on three with Tanzid.
Earlier, Nahid laid the platform for victory with his outstanding spell in his seven overs to bowl out Pakistan for their lowest ODI total against Bangladesh, eclipsing the previous 161 during the 1999 World Cup.
The 23-year-old Nahid ripped through Pakistan’s top command, becoming the first Bangladeshi bowler to dismiss the rivals’s top five batters in an ODI innings.
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