BAN vs PAK

6:45 PM local time, 6:15 PM IST: And that will be that from the action here. Bangladesh take a 1-0 lead in this 3-match ODI series with a win for the ages and the two teams will be back at the same venue for the second game of the series after a day's gap. It will be do-or-die for Pakistan while Bangladesh will have an opportunity to grab the series. We will be there to bring you all the action, as always. Hope you enjoed today's coverage, this is Sourabh Agrawal signing off on behalf of Datrim Ray and the entire team. See you soon!

Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh captain): It was an excellent start. We played an ODI after a long time, everybody handled the situation well. I'm confident about this series as everybody has been working hard. It was an excellent start with the ball from Nahid, we did not take wickets in the first 10 overs but then Nahid did really well. Taskin and Mustafizur bowled really well top, myself too, kept it tight. It was a good wicket but Nahid read the conditions well and bowled accordingly. Every match is important (in the context of qualifying automatically for the 2027 ODI WC)

Nahid Rana (Player of the Match with figures of 5/24): "(His words in Bangla, translated in English) Special thanks to the almighty.... It was my first match in Mirpur. It felt special that I was able to deliver such a match-winning performance for my side. Feels so good. (Looking forward to repeating this disciplined performance again?) Yes, definitely; every player makes a genuine attempt to repeat such stellar performances on a regular basis. (His thoughts on the pitch for today) Yes, the surface had something for the batters and the bowlers alike. There was some help early from the surface, which we were able to exploit initially. Our play was to simply maintain a tight line and length while allowing the pitch to do the rest." 

Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan captain): We started well before Nahid Rana came in. We bowled really well. Did not get the start we wanted as a team, still two games to go and as a team we are ready for that. We can point out many things after a look like this but this is a young team, I will back this team till the end. Just a small reminder for the team, in ODI cricket you need partnerships with both the bat and the ball. Looking forward to the next two games

6:37 PM local time, 6:07 PM IST: Right then, it is time for the post-mach stuff. Let's hear from both the captains and the player of the match

6:07 PM local time, 5:37 PM IST: MATCH SUMMARY

Bangladesh (115/2 in 15.1 overs) beat Pakistan (114 all-out in 30.4 overs)

Tanzid Hasan Tamim 67(42) | Nahid Rana 5/24(7)
Faheem Ashraf 37(47) | Mohammad Wasim Jr 1/24(3.1)

DONE AND DUSTED! First ODI win for Bangladesh against Pakistan since 2018 and what a record-shattering win this has been to kick off the 3-match ODI series

Bangladesh win with 209 balls to spare, third largest margin of victory for Bangldesh in ODIs and fourth heaviest defeat margin for Pakistan in ODIs, both by deliveries to spare

It was as if just one team turned up today, this was the time the players were scheduled to have the Iftaar break but turns out the match has been wrapped up and the players can now go back and enjoy their food, specially Bangladeshis. Not sure what will be the mood in the Pakistan camp, they have been obliterated in Mirpur

It was all set up with the ball by Nahid Rana. Pakistan got off to a steady start with their openers after being put into bat, they were 41/0 in the 10th over but then enter Nahid Rana. He broke the back of this inexperienced Pakistan lineup with his searing pace. Nahid Rana took out the top-5 Pakistan batters in a matter of no time to register a maiden ODI 5-wicket haul, the visitors looked like cats on a hot tin roof against his pace and bounce

From 41/0 to 69/5 in 8 overs time, the Pakistani innings was derailed with Nahid Rana picking up a wicket in each of his first 5 overs

Rana should have had 6, Bangladesh did not review Faheem Ashraf's LBW call and he went on to take Pakistan to triple digits and saved some humiliation. Mehidy chipped in with a 3-er cleaning the tail up and Bangladesh needed just a platry 115 runs to win

Their batters made their intentions clear straightaway, Tanzid Tamim took down Shaheen Afridi and Faheem Ashraf with the new ball. Saif Hassan, his opening partner, departed in the 3rd over and he was joined by his skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto with whom he put on 82 runs in just 67 balls for the second wicket and made absolute light work of this run chase

The Iftaar break was approaching fast, the umpires decided to extend play with just a handful of runs remaining and Bangladesh coasted home with 8 wickets in hand as Tanzid Hasan Tamim finished on an unbeaten 67 runs and finished it off professionally even though Shanto fell right towards the end

15.2 Mohammad Wasim Jr to Litton Das, WIDE DOWN THE LEG SIDE! That will do for Bangladesh! They win by 8 wickets and nearly 35 overs to spare! Wasim angles it down the leg side, allowing Bangladesh to acquire that one precious run. Das didn't have to get any bat on it as that was easily called a wide. Pakistan have been blown away in Mirpur. Bangladesh take an early 1-0 lead in this three-match ODI series!

DRINKS BREAK with Bangladesh needing 1 run to win! Think we jumped the gun too early there with the decision from the umpire making sense. Oh chuck it, we are carrying on play