Key stats from Bangladesh’s Pakistan rout

Bangladesh’s commanding win over Pakistan in the first of three ODIs in Mirpur yesterday came with several notable numbers, from one of their biggest victories by balls remaining to Nahid Rana’s maiden five-wicket haul in the format.

A few of the notable ones are as follows:

• Bangladesh won the first ODI against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday with 209 balls in hand, which is their third joint biggest win in ODIs in terms of balls remaining. They had earlier won by the same margin against New Zealand in Napier in December, 2023. Their biggest victory overall is against Zimbabwe in 2009, where they won with 229 balls to spare in Chattogram.
• Pakistan were bundled out for a mere 114 in 30.4 overs -- their lowest total against Bangladesh in ODIs. Their previous lowest total against the Tigers was 161 in 44.3 overs in Northampton during the 1999 ICC World Cup.
• This is Bangladesh’s first win over Pakistan in ODIs since 2018. That victory came in an Asia Cup encounter in the UAE, which Bangladesh won by seven wickets. Since then, the two sides met only thrice more in the format before yesterday’s game and the Tigers had lost all three.
• Nahid Rana ran through Pakistan in a fiery spell, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs. The 23-year-old finished with 5-24, becoming the second Bangladeshi to claim an ODI fifer against Pakistan since Mustafizur Rahman (5-75), who did it in the 2019 World Cup.