Bangladesh national cricket team won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan national cricket team in the opening match of the three-match ODI series at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Three-Match ODI Series

The remaining matches of the series will also be played at the same venue in Dhaka on:

March 13 – Second ODI

March 15 – Third ODI

All matches are scheduled to begin at 1:15 PM Pakistan time, with the toss taking place at 12:45 PM.

Three Debutants for Pakistan

Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi confirmed that three players will make their ODI debuts in the first match:

Sahibzada Farhan

Maaz Sadaqat

Shamyl Hussain

The trio will receive ODI caps 255, 256 and 257, respectively. Farhan and Sadaqat will open the batting, while Shamyl Hussain is expected to bat at number three.

Pakistan Confident Ahead of Series

Speaking before the series, Afridi acknowledged Bangladesh’s strong home record but expressed confidence in Pakistan’s preparation.

He said the team is well prepared and highlighted Pakistan’s recent ODI series victories against South Africa national cricket team and Sri Lanka national cricket team at home.

Head-to-Head Record

Pakistan have historically dominated the ODI rivalry between the two teams.

Total ODIs played: 39

Pakistan wins: 34

Bangladesh wins: 4

No result: 1

This marks the third white-ball bilateral series between Pakistan and Bangladesh since May 2025, following previous T20I series played in both countries.

Fans are eagerly watching the match as Pakistan introduces three new players in its top order, signaling a potential shift toward building a new generation of ODI talen

Team USA suffered a massive upset at the hands of Italy on Tuesday night at the World Baseball Classic, putting their hopes of moving to the quarterfinal round in jeopardy.

Italy’s Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy defeated the U.S., 8-6, in the Americans’ final game in pool play.

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Italian starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4.2 scoreless innings. The U.S. got homers from Pete Crow-Armstrong twice and Gunnar Henderson, but their rally fell short.

Aaron Judge had a chance to extend the game for the U.S. in the ninth inning, but struck out.

“It’s the toughest thing,” he said. “You always like having your destiny in your own hands and we had it right in front of us and Italy came out swinging.”

The Americans were down 8-1 in the seventh inning before Crow-Armstrong’s home run.

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Italy catcher Kyle Teel (3) celebrates as he run the bases after a home run against the United States in the World Baseball Classic game, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Houston.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The U.S. appeared to be dealt a confusing situation, possibly thinking they had already clinched a spot in the next round. Manager Mark DeRosa seemed to think that when he said in a TV appearance they the team wanted to win the game “even though our ticket’s punched to the quarterfinals …”

DeRosa said he “misspoke” and Judge added that he didn’t think players had already thought their spot was secured.

“It’s out of our control now,” he said. “We just need a little luck and we’ll see what happens.”

Now, the U.S. will need to hope for an Italy win over Mexico. If Mexico wins, then all three teams will move to 3-1 and 1-1 against each other and send it to a tiebreaker.

United States center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) celebrates after hitting a home run against Italy in the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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The tiebreaker is the number of runs allowed in games between the tied teams. The U.S. could advance even if Mexico wins if it scores at least five runs.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Bangladesh thrashed Pakistan by eight wickets in the opening match of the ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Chasing a modest target of 115, Bangladesh reached 118-2 in 15.1 overs, with opener Tanzid Hasan leading the charge with an unbeaten 67 off 42 balls.

Bangladesh made a brisk start as Tanzid and Saif Hassan thrashed Pakistan’s pace attack, particularly targeting captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf in the early overs.

The opening stand reached 27 before Afridi removed Saif for four off 10 balls. Tanzid then combined with Najmul Hossain Shanto to take firm control of the chase. The pair added 82 runs, attacking Pakistan’s bowlers with regular boundaries and taking the score past 50 inside seven overs.

Tanzid brought up his fifth ODI half-century, pushing Bangladesh to 92-1 in 12 overs.

The partnership ended when Wasim dismissed Shanto for 27 off 33 balls, but the result was never in doubt.

Tanzid remained unbeaten on 67, striking seven fours and five sixes, while Litton Das finished the chase with three runs as Bangladesh sealed a comfortable victory.

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Rana’s five-wicket haul

Earlier, Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in 30.4 overs after opting to bat first.

Openers Maaz Sadaqat and Sahibzada Farhan provided a promising start with a 41-run partnership.

Fast bowler Nahid Rana broke the stand by dismissing Farhan for 27 off 38 balls, and the innings quickly unravelled.

Rana struck again to remove debutant Shamyl Hussain for four, before claiming the wickets of Maaz Sadaqat (18) and Mohammad Rizwan (10).

He completed his five-wicket haul by dismissing Salman Ali Agha for five as Pakistan’s batting collapsed.

Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz compounded the damage, removing Abdul Samad for a duck and Hussain Talat for four before trapping Afridi lbw.

Taskin Ahmed dismissed Wasim Jnr, while Mustafizur Rahman ended the innings by removing Faheem Ashraf.

Faheem top-scored for Pakistan with 37 off 47 balls, helping the visitors cross the 100-run mark.

Rana finished with 5 for 24, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz took three wickets, giving Bangladesh a commanding start to the Pakistan tour of Bangladesh ODI series 2026.