Pakistan bowled out in Dhaka
Pakistan were dismissed for 114 in the first ODI in Dhaka, and Bangladesh reached 115 for 2 inside 16 overs in the chase. Tanzid Hasan Tamim anchored the second side with a rapid 67 off 42 balls as Bangladesh completed the run chase (cricbuzz.com).
Bangladesh opened the One Day International series in Dhaka by routing Pakistan with 209 balls left after dismissing them for 114 and racing to the target two wickets down. (espn.com) The match at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur was played on March 11, 2026, and ended in 45.5 overs combined, the shortest ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan by total overs bowled. (espn.com) Nahid Rana broke Pakistan’s innings with 5 for 24 in seven overs, taking a wicket in each of his first five overs, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz added 3 for 29. Pakistan slipped from 41 without loss to 82 for 9 before a 32-run last-wicket stand pushed them to 114. (espncricinfo.com) Tanzid Hasan Tamim then made 67 not out from 42 balls with seven fours and five sixes, and Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 27 as Bangladesh finished the chase in 15.1 overs. Their 82-run stand for the second wicket settled the game after Saif Hassan fell for 4. (cricbuzz.com) The defeat came with Pakistan fielding four ODI debutants, their most in a match since 2008, and the top order never recovered once Rana removed opener Sahibzada Farhan at the end of the 10-over powerplay. Mohammad Rizwan made 10, Salman Agha made 5, and only Faheem Ashraf passed 30 with 37. (espn.com) For Bangladesh, the margin set a team record against Pakistan by wickets and balls remaining, and it extended a series that later finished as a 2-1 Bangladesh win. ESPNcricinfo’s series page lists Bangladesh as the winner of the three-match ODI contest. (espn.com)
