Hasan Mahmud sets pace bowling record with five Test five-wicket hauls in five countries

Six wickets in Sylhet complete a rare sequence

Hasan Mahmud took six wickets for 90 runs against West Indies in Sylhet on November 6, 2026, becoming the first fast bowler to take his first five Test hauls of at least five wickets in five different countries. His performance also moved him ahead of Shahadat Hossain as Bangladesh's leading pace bowler for such innings.

The 27-year-old finished with figures of 6 for 90 from 24 overs, including one maiden, as West Indies were dismissed for 356 on the second day of the second and final Test at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. It was his fifth haul of at least five wickets in 19 Tests, his third of the year and his first at home.

Australia's Nathan Lyon, a spin bowler, is the only other bowler credited with completing the same sequence across five countries. Hasan's first five came in Pakistan, India, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and now Bangladesh.

Bangladesh's batting then left the match tilted toward West Indies. The hosts closed at 88 for three after 40 overs, trailing by 268 runs, with Towhid Hridoy unbeaten on 29 and Mushfiqur Rahim on 19. Another published closing tally put Bangladesh at 85 for three, with the same individual scores for the unbeaten batters.

Hasan's record therefore came with an immediate challenge for his teammates. His wickets had kept West Indies within reach, but Bangladesh still needed a substantial recovery with the bat to turn that opportunity into a competitive first innings.

How the five countries fit together

Hasan completed the sequence within roughly two and a half years of his Test debut. Four of the five performances came outside Bangladesh, giving his record an unusual geographical spread before he finally reached the milestone on home soil.

A haul of five wickets means one bowler has dismissed at least half of the opposing team's ten batters in a single innings. Taking six still counts as one such haul. Hasan's achievement concerns where his first five hauls happened, rather than five consecutive matches.

• August 2024, Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Hasan took his first Test haul of five wickets against Pakistan.
• September 2024, Chennai, India: His second came against India the following month.
• August 2026, Darwin, Australia: His third came in Bangladesh's historic victory against Australia.
• October 2026, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: His fourth came against Afghanistan in a Test in which he also took a hat-trick.
• November 6, 2026, Sylhet, Bangladesh: His fifth came against West Indies and became a haul of six wickets.

The Abu Dhabi performance also explains why another moment in Sylhet drew attention. Hasan arrived with a recent Test hat-trick already behind him and briefly appeared to have taken another before a review changed the decision.

Shahadat's Bangladesh record falls

Hasan now has five Test innings with at least five wickets, passing Shahadat's four in 38 appearances. He reached the higher total in 19 Tests, exactly half as many matches as his predecessor played.

Nahid Rana and Robiul Islam follow with two such hauls each. Manjural Islam, Rubel Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam have one apiece.

Sylhet brought Hasan another national first: he became the first Bangladesh pace bowler to take six wickets in a Test innings more than once. Two of his five major hauls have now reached six wickets.

His record abroad also separates him from other Bangladesh fast bowlers. No other Bangladesh pacer has taken Test hauls of five wickets in more than one foreign country. Robiul's two overseas hauls both came in Harare, Zimbabwe. Hasan had already done so in four countries before adding Bangladesh.

The second new ball breaks the partnership

West Indies began the second morning at 235 for four, with Amir Jangoo on 111 and Justin Greaves on 35. Their partnership survived the first 11 overs of the day, strengthening the visitors' position before Bangladesh took the second new ball.

In Test cricket, the fielding side can request a replacement new ball after 80 overs. Its harder surface and more pronounced seam can help fast bowlers find movement through the air or after the bounce. Hasan used it to break a partnership worth 106 runs.

Bowling from around the wicket, he sent a delivery back toward Jangoo, who tried to leave it outside off stump. The ball struck the stumps instead, ending the left-hander's innings at 133 from 212 balls, with 13 fours and two sixes.

Jangoo had added 22 to his overnight score and spent more than five hours at the crease. His dismissal removed the batter most responsible for West Indies' total. Debutant Kevin Wickham had contributed 61 on the opening day, while Greaves was still working toward a half-century.

Hasan struck again with his next delivery. West Indies captain Roston Chase edged behind to wicketkeeper Litton Das and departed without scoring, leaving the fast bowler one wicket away from a second Test hat-trick.

A review stops another hat-trick

Joshua Bishop faced the next delivery and was given out leg before wicket by umpire Asif Yaqoob. For a moment, Hasan appeared to have dismissed three batters with three consecutive balls, the sequence required for a hat-trick.

Bishop immediately requested a review. The replay showed that the ball had touched the inside edge of his bat before hitting his pad, and the decision was overturned. Contact with the bat meant he could not be dismissed leg before wicket from that delivery.

Hasan had taken a hat-trick against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi the previous month. Bishop's successful review ended his chance of repeating that feat in Sylhet, but the contest between the two continued.

Bishop later offered a return catch when he had nine, only for Hasan to miss the chance off his own bowling. The bowler had also dropped Jangoo from a return catch on the first day. Those missed opportunities added to the work required before his final figures were complete.

Litton's quick hands secure the fifth wicket

Litton eventually helped Hasan dismiss Bishop for 23 with an unusual wicket for a fast bowler: a stumping. Standing close to the stumps, the wicketkeeper gathered the ball and removed the bails while Bishop was outside his crease after attempting a drive.

A stumping happens when a wicketkeeper breaks the wicket with the ball while the batter is outside the crease and is not attempting a run. Keepers commonly stand farther back against fast bowling, giving themselves room to collect the ball. Litton's position close behind Bishop allowed him to act before the batter could return.

The dismissal made Hasan the first Bangladesh pace bowler to have a stumping credited to his bowling in Tests. It also delivered the fifth wicket that completed both his national record and his sequence across five countries.

Hasan added his sixth after lunch, bowling Shamar Joseph for 16. He had taken two wickets on the opening day and four more on the second, completing a performance that accounted for six of the ten West Indies dismissals.

West Indies find valuable runs at the end

West Indies lost their final six wickets for 121 runs in 36 overs and four balls on the second day. Their completed innings lasted 106 overs and four balls, with Jangoo's 133 the largest contribution.

Greaves helped carry the visitors beyond 300 before Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled him for 51, leaving West Indies at 301 for eight. His half-century, together with Jangoo's century and Wickham's 61, gave the innings three substantial contributions.

Bangladesh still had difficulty finishing the innings. Joseph and Jomel Warrican added 22 for the ninth wicket, taking West Indies to lunch at 322 for eight. Hasan broke that partnership shortly after the interval, but Warrican then added another 33 with Jayden Seales.

Miraz finally trapped Seales leg before wicket for 15, leaving Warrican unbeaten on 27. The last two partnerships had added 55 runs, enough to lift West Indies from 301 for eight to 356.

Taskin took two wickets for 90 runs, while Miraz finished with two for 82 from 31 overs and four balls. Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan went without a wicket. Bangladesh's fast bowlers accounted for eight dismissals, with Miraz taking the other two.

An ankle injury disrupts Bangladesh's reply

Shadman Islam's ankle injury forced Bangladesh to change their opening partnership. Nayeem, normally a bowler who bats near the bottom of the order, went in alongside Tanzid Hasan. He had never previously batted higher than eighth in his 17 Test appearances.

Nayeem made five before edging Seales to Brandon King at first slip. Tanzid followed for 16 when Wickham took a sharp catch at cover point from the bowling of Greaves, leaving Bangladesh at 22 for two.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Hridoy added 29 to steady the innings briefly. Shanto took time to settle, making only one run from his first 27 balls, before eventually reaching 18 from 65 deliveries.

Joseph ended his innings by bowling him with a delivery that beat the outside edge. Bangladesh were 51 for three, and three different West Indies seam bowlers had taken a wicket each.

Hridoy and Mushfiqur then added an unbeaten 37 before bad light ended play. Their partnership took Bangladesh to 88 for three, but the hosts remained 268 runs behind. Their immediate task was to extend that stand and reduce the gap without another cluster of wickets.

Key Points

• Hasan Mahmud took 6 for 90 against West Indies in Sylhet on November 6, 2026.
• He became the first pace bowler, and the second bowler after Nathan Lyon, to take his first five Test hauls of five wickets in five different countries.
• His fifth such haul in 19 Tests passed Shahadat Hossain's Bangladesh pace bowling record of four in 38 matches.
• Joshua Bishop overturned an lbw decision on the hat-trick ball before later being stumped by Litton Das.
• West Indies made 356, led by Amir Jangoo's 133, with their last two partnerships adding 55 runs.
• Bangladesh finished at 88 for three, trailing by 268, with Hridoy and Mushfiqur unbeaten.