Nahid Rana gives his neck a slight flick as he approaches his bowling mark. At times, a gentle smile is enough to celebrate a wicket; on other occasions, he erupts in unrestrained jubilation.

“There are no warm-up balls -- he's always on the money from ball one.” That was how New Zealand’s standout batter on the day, Nick Kelly, summed up Nahid Rana’s performance in Mirpur yesterday.

The young pacer, who endured a costly outing in the series opener, responded in style with figures of 5-32 from his full quota of 10 overs, including a maiden.

As of now, Mustafizur Rahman sits among the top eight wicket-takers, while Nahid boasts the fifth-best strike rate and third-best average among bowlers who have delivered at least 10 overs.

Peshawar Zalmi rode on a devastating spell from Nahid Rana to hammer Karachi Kings by 159 runs -- the biggest win ever by margin of runs in the tournament -- in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) clash in Karachi on Thursday.

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam has joined fellow Tigers quick Nahid Rana at Peshawar Zalmi for the 11th season of the Pakistan Super League, scheduled to run from March 26 to May 3.

Nahid Rana made his way into international cricket with the Sri Lanka Test in March 2024, and emerged as a pace demon in the Rawalpindi Tests against Pakistan that year, but after a few underwhelming performances in away ODIs, some doubts crept in.

Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson rued his side’s poor batting and heaped praises on Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana after their eight-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the first of three ODIs in Mirpur today.

Pacer Nahid Rana produced a sensational spell to claim his maiden five-wicket haul as Bangladesh bowled Pakistan out for just 114 in the opening ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Nahid Rana produced a sensational spell to claim his maiden five-wicket haul and rattle Pakistan’s batting lineup in the opening ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.

“I don’t really think too much about pace, because it’s something that is partly God-gifted.”

Rangpur sealed the final playoff spot with an 11-run victory over Dhaka Capitals in their penultimate league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday, joining Rajshahi Warriors, Chattogram Royals and Sylhet Titans.

Bangladesh’s fastest pacer Nahid Rana is keen to put his newly developed skills to use in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which gets underway on December 26.

Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day of the first Test against Ireland in Sylhet on Tuesday.

Despite having five pace bowling options in the squad, Bangladesh are carrying three extra pacers in Nahid Rana, Khaled Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain in Sylhet to better prepare for the Dutch pace attack they are set to face in the three-match T20I series starting on Saturday.

With the emergence Nahid Rana, for the first time, Bangladesh had a pacer in their arsenal who could breathe fire.

Pacer Nahid Rana stood out during Bangladesh’s fitness test at the National Stadium today.

The first of the two-match T20I series is scheduled to begin at 9:00pm, Bangladesh time.

Nahid Rana and Rishad Hossain, the two Bangladeshi players taking part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), left Pakistan for the UAE tonight alongside the two other Bangladeshi journalists, who were also in the country to cover the event. The 10th edition of the PSL was postponed earlier tonight. 

The escalation has not only cast doubt over Bangladesh’s upcoming T20I series in Pakistan but also raised immediate concerns for its players currently in Islamabad. Both Rishad, representing Lahore Qalandars, and Nahid, playing for Peshawar Zalmi, are awaiting safe passage home.