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Memorable moment for Nahid Rana. By claiming another 5 wickets in ODIs, the Bangladesh fast bowler has claimed a rare record in international men’s cricket for the national cricket team. On Monday, July 6, the fast bowler took 6 wickets with an economy rate of 2.1 and a few maiden overs in his 10-over spell against the host nation, Zimbabwe.
According to the statistics published by CircBuzz, Nahid Rana is the second fastest five-wicket taker in three ODIs. In the list of bowlers who have taken three five-wicket hauls in the fewest matches, Rana is second only to his teammate Mustafizur Rahman, and ahead of the game’s star bowlers like Ryan Harris, Ajantha Mendis and Mitchell Starc.
Nahid Rana achieved a rare feat in ODI
Mitchell Starc, one of the best fast bowlers in modern cricket, is right behind the Bangladesh pacer. While Rana achieved the feat after playing just 14 matches in the format, the Australian quick required 17 games. Mustafizur Rahman, another active fast bowler from Bangladesh, needed 9 ODIs to take three five-wicket hauls and top the record chart.
Fewest number of matches taken in three ODIs of five:
Mustafizur Rahman: 9 matches
Nahid Rana: 14 matches
Ryan Harris: 16 matches
Ajantha Mendis: 17 matches
Mitchell Starc: 17 matches
Nahid Rana is the second fastest five wicket taker in three ODIs.
He also now has the best ODI figures for Bangladesh – 6⃣/2⃣1⃣
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– Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) July 6, 2026
Bangladesh bowlers dominated Zimbabwe in the first ODI
Bangladesh cricket team is on tour to Zimbabwe for a multi-format series. Nahid Rana achieved this feat today on the first day of the three-match ODI series. Rana achieved this feat as soon as he took the wicket of Brad Evans.
on the fifth ball of 20th In the first innings over of the match, the young fast bowler dismissed the experienced Zimbabwean batsman; Evans was out after scoring only 3 runs off 7 balls after losing his head as LBW. The batsman was in disbelief as the ball hit his back thigh.
Zimbabwe’s batting order collapsed within no time in front of the in-form pacer. The host team collapsed within 37 runs in the innings of 50 overs.th Over, only 141 runs on the scoreboard. The team’s number 9 batsman Newman Nyamauri was the highest run scorer for Zimbabwe in the match with 33 runs in 51 balls.
Bangladesh captain Mehdi Hasan Miraz decided to bowl first
After winning the toss, Bangladesh captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj decided to bowl first. When asked why he chose to bowl first instead of batting, he replied that there was some moisture in the pitch and he wanted to take advantage of the situation.
During the toss, Miraj said, “We want to bowl first. There is some moisture and we want to take advantage of it… I think the wickets are looking good. If we play well, it will definitely be better.”
The decision to bowl first proved correct as the fast bowlers did not allow the Zimbabwean batsmen to score runs without working hard. Taskin Ahmed, another fast bowler from Bangladesh, took two wickets.
