Published: 01:13 PM, 21 April 2026
Incredible Nahid Rana rocks New Zealand in second ODI
Nahid completed his second ODI five-wicket haul against New Zealand in the second ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. -BCB
Fast bowler NahidRana produced a fiery spell of pace bowling to claim 5-32 as New Zealand were bowled out for 198 in 48.4 overs in the second ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.
After winning the toss,
New Zealand captain Tom Latham opted to bat first, but his side struggled to cope with Nahid's express pace on a slow and uneven surface. Bangladesh came into the match trailing 1-0 following a 26-run defeat in the opening game.
Opener Nick Kelly stood tall with a composed 83 off 102 balls, striking 14 fours to register his maiden fifty-plus score in ODIs and guide the visitors close to the 200-mark.
However, he received little support from the rest of the batting line-up, with no other batter crossing 20.
New Zealand began cautiously on a sluggish pitch where the ball frequently kept low, making stroke-play extremely difficult.
Nahid made the early breakthrough, clocking 144.7 kph to dismiss Henry Nicholls.
He struck again in his next over to remove Will Young, before Latham edged one behind to wicketkeeper Liton Das, giving SoumyaSarkar his only wicket after returning to the side in place of AfifHossain.
Despite Kelly's resistance, Nahid continued to rip through the middle order with pace and aggression.
Shoriful Islam eventually removed Kelly with a short-pitched delivery and later dismissed Blair Tickner to finish with 2-32.
Nahid completed his second ODI five-wicket haul by clean bowling Jayden Lennox for a duck.
He nearly had a sixth when Will O'Rourke survived a review, but Taskin Ahmed later dismissed him to wrap up the innings.
Earlier, New Zealand captain Tom Latham decided to bat first after winning the toss in the second ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh.
The visitors retained the same XI that secured a 26-run victory in the opening match, as they look to clinch a second consecutive ODI series win on
Bangladeshi soil, following their 2-1 triumph in 2023, their first in the country since 2008.
Bangladesh made one change to their line up, bringing back SoumyaSarkar in place of AfifHossain as they aim to level the series.
Captain MehidyHasanMiraz stressed the importance of capitalizing on key moments in the must-win encounter.
He also pointed to missed chances in the first ODI, suggesting that holding onto catches could have restricted New Zealand to a lower total.
Line Ups:
Bangladesh: Saif Hassan, TanzidHasanTamim, NajmulHossainShanto, Liton Das(w), TowhidHridoy, SoumyaSarkar,
MehidyHasanMiraz(c), RishadHossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, NahidRana
New Zealand:
Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Will Young, Tom Latham(w/c), Muhammad Abbas, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith,
Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox, William Orourke.
