Hasan Mahmud was the first fast bowler in Bangladeshi cricket history to get a hat-trick in Test cricket on October 11, 2026. On the third day of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, the important point was achieved.

The right-arm fast-medium bowler, who is Hasan Mahmud, finished the job in the 83rd over by getting rid of three batsmen in a row. First he bowled at Ismat Alam, then Litton Das caught Qais Ahmad behind, and the next ball he bowled, Zia-ur-Rehman was caught in front of the wicket. When the hat-trick was over, Afghanistan’s score was 221-8.

After 18 overs, Hasan Mahmud had 4 wickets and 39 runs for his team. He bowled four first-ball overs. His controlled spell, which was the best of Afghanistan’s innings, was the highlight of a historic afternoon for Bangladeshi cricket.

What did the third dismissal do to finish the hat-trick?

After Zia-ur-Rehman was fired, he wasn’t immediately rewarded. When the on-field umpire turned down Bangladesh’s lbw plea, they asked for a review. Tracking the ball showed three reds, which meant the ball was pitched and hit in a straight line and would have gone on to hit the stumps. UltraEdge made sure that the bat did not have an edge. After the decision was overturned, the hat trick was officially confirmed.

No Bangladeshi fast bowler had ever taken three wickets in three balls in the 83rd over before that afternoon in Abu Dhabi. The hat trick would not have been recorded without the successful challenge that overturned the on-field call against Zia-ur-Rehman. This shows how important it is to use the Decision Review System.

Regarding Bangladesh’s Test hat-trick scorers, where does Hasan Mahmud fit in?

Hasan Mahmud is only the third bowler from Bangladesh to score a hat-trick in the longest form of the game. Alok Kapali was the first person to do it. He did it in 2003 in Peshawar against Pakistan. In 2013, Sohag Gazi got rid of three New Zealand hitters in a row in Chattogram, ten years later. Hasan Mahmud is the only Bangladeshi fast bowler to have taken three wickets in a Test match. Kapali and Gazi, on the other hand, are both spin bowlers.

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It was done during a special Test match at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, which has been the site of a number of famous neutral-venue Tests in the past. Hasan’s 4-39 from 18 overs, which included four maidens, showed that he can stay disciplined and keep throwing balls that get wickets over a long time. He is now tied for third place in Bangladesh’s Test history with Kapali and Gazi, but he is the first pace bowler in the country’s history to do this.

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