Match in brief
Bangladesh’s pace sensation Nahid Rana produced a maiden ODI five-wicket haul to rip Pakistan out for 114, before Tanzid Hasan’s blistering 67* off 42 balls sealed an eight-wicket win with 209 balls to spare in the series opener at Mirpur. Opting to field, Bangladesh shot out the visitors in 30.4 overs; Rana finished with 5/24 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed 3/29. In response, Tanzania Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto added 82 for the second wicket, and Bangladesh reached 115/2 in 15.1 overs to take a 1–0 lead in the three-match series.【turn2click0】【turn6click0】
Series snapshot
- 1st ODI (Dhaka, Mar 11): Bangladesh 115/2 beat Pakistan 114 by 8 wickets【turn14click0】
- 2nd ODI (Dhaka, Mar 13): Pakistan 274 beat Bangladesh 114 (DLS target 243; 32 overs) by 128 runs【turn14click0】
- 3rd ODI (Dhaka, Mar 15): To be played【turn14click0】
Full scorecard – Pakistan innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan c Afif Hossain b Nahid Rana | 27 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 71.05 |
| Maaz Sadaqat c Saif Hassan b Nahid Rana | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 64.28 |
| Shamyl Hussain c †Litton Das b Nahid Rana | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Mohammad Rizwan † c †Litton Das b Nahid Rana | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Salman Agha c Tanzid Hasan b Nahid Rana | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Hussain Talat lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 |
| Abdul Samad c †Litton Das b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Faheem Ashraf c Taskin Ahmed b Mustafizur Rahman | 37 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 78.72 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi (c) lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mohammad Wasim c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Taskin Ahmed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Abrar Ahmed not out | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (lb 4, w 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total (30.4 overs, RR 3.71) | 114 |
Fall of wickets: 41/1 (9.6), 47/2 (11.3), 55/3 (13.4), 64/4 (15.5), 69/5 (17.5), 70/6 (18.6), 77/7 (22.1), 81/8 (22.5), 82/9 (23.5), 114/10 (30.4).【turn3fetch0】
Bangladesh bowling – Pakistan innings
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskin Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.14 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4.4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3.85 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 10 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2.90 |
| Nahid Rana | 7 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3.42 |
| Rishad Hossain | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
Full scorecard – Bangladesh innings
Target: 115. Bangladesh won by 8 wickets with 209 balls remaining.【turn4fetch0】
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saif Hassan c Shamyl Hussain b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Tanzid Hasan not out | 67 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 159.52 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto c †Mohammad Rizwan b Mohammad Wasim | 27 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Litton Das † not out | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras (w 14) | 14 | ||||
| Total (15.1 overs, RR 7.58) | 115/2 |
Fall of wickets: 27/1 (2.4), 109/2 (13.5).【turn4fetch0】
Did not bat: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana.【turn4fetch0】
Pakistan bowling – Bangladesh innings
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 5 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 3.1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7.57 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Salman Agha | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
Key takeaways
- Nahid Rana’s five-for: Took a wicket in each of his first five overs on his way to 5/24 in seven overs, exploiting pace and bounce on a helpful Mirpur surface.【turn6click0】【turn3fetch0】
- Pakistan’s collapse: After being 41/0, Pakistan lost 10 wickets for 73 runs and were bowled out in 30.4 overs; only Faheem Ashraf (37) and Sahibzada Farhan (27) reached double figures.【turn2click0】【turn6click0】
- Tanzid’s assault: Reached fifty in 32 balls and finished 67* off 42 with seven fours and five sixes, anchoring an 82-run stand with Shanto (27) for the second wicket.【turn6click0】
- Record win: Bangladesh’s biggest ODI victory over Pakistan by both wickets and balls remaining, and the shortest Bangladesh–Pakistan ODI in terms of total overs bowled.【turn6click0】
Match info
- Toss: Bangladesh elected to field.
- Player of the Match: Nahid Rana (Bangladesh) – 5/24 (7 overs).【turn2click0】
- Umpires: Gazi Sohel, Kumar Dharmasena.
- TV Umpire: Adrian Holdstock.
- Match Referee: Neeyamur Rashid.
- ODI debuts (Pakistan): Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Shamyl Hussain, Abdul Samad – four debutants, their most in ODIs since 2008.【turn5fetch0】【turn6click0】
“Nahid Rana’s maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs shot out Pakistan for 114 before Tanzid made easy work of the chase with a rapid half-century.”【turn6click0】
Sources: ESPNcricinfo match report and full scorecard; Cricbuzz fixtures and results.【turn6click0】【turn2click0】【turn14click0】