Bangladesh demolish Pakistan who suffer record low score in contest

Pakistan bowled out for the lowest total in a match against Bangladesh as the latter claim 8-wicket win to open series.Published On 11 Mar 2026Bangladesh pace sensation Nahid Rana claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to lead his team to a crushing eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the opening match of their bilateral series.Rana returned figures of 5-24 to skittle out Pakistan for 114, a total Bangladesh overhauled in 15.1 overs of Wednesday’s 50-over contest in Mirpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Familiar foes Real Madrid and Man City renew rivalry in Champions Leaguelist 2 of 3Iran welcome to compete in FIFA World Cup, Trump tells Infantinolist 3 of 3Iran cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup, sports minister saysend of listOpener 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 statement 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 order, becoming the first Bangladeshi bowler to dismiss the opposition’s top five batters in an ODI innings.Nahid removed Sahibzada Farhan (27), Shamyl Hussain (4), Maaz Sadaqat (18), Mohammad Rizwan (10) and Salman Agha (5) as Pakistan slumped to 69-5.He was ably supported by captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who took 3-29 with his off-spin.Senior quicks Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman took one wicket each.Number eight Faheem Ashraf offered brief resistance with his 37 before being dismissed by Mustafizur as Pakistan were eventually bowled out in 30.4 overs.The performance marked a breakthrough in Nahid’s young ODI career since his debut in 2024.