DHAKA Bangladesh registered a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first match of the three-match ODI series, comfortably chasing down the modest target set by the visitors.
Bangladesh achieved the 115-run target in just 15.1 overs, putting in a dominant batting display at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
Tanzid Hasan played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 67 runs, while Najmul Hossain Shanto contributed 27 runs to guide the hosts to victory with ease.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Wasim Jr. picked up one wicket each.
Pakistan Bowled Out for Record-Low Total
Earlier, Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the toss and elected to field first — a decision that proved decisive as Bangladesh bowlers dismantled Pakistan’s batting line-up.
Pakistan were bowled out for just 114 runs in 30.1 overs, their lowest ODI total against Bangladesh.
Openers Sahibzada Farhan and debutant Maaz Sadaqat started the innings, but Pakistan failed to build momentum. Farhan scored 27 runs, while Shamil Hussain managed only 4 runs. Maaz Sadaqat scored 18 runs in his debut ODI.
Faheem Ashraf was the top scorer for Pakistan with 37 runs, while Mohammad Rizwan made 10, Salman Agha scored 5, Hussain Talat added 4, and Abdul Samad was dismissed without scoring. Shaheen Afridi scored 4, Mohammad Wasim Jr. was out for 0, while Abrar Ahmed remained unbeaten on 0.
Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana delivered the best bowling performance of his ODI career, taking 5 wickets for 24 runs, while captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed 3 wickets for 29 runs.
Four Pakistan Players Make ODI Debut
Notably, four Pakistani players made their ODI debut in the match — Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Abdul Samad, and Shamil Hussain — marking the first time since 2008 that Pakistan fielded four debutants in a single ODI.
Before the match, Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi had said that if Pakistan had won the toss, they would also have opted to bat first, adding that a score of 270 to 280 runs would have been a competitive total on the pitch.
