Hasan Mahmud Joins Shane Warne In Elite List After Fifer vs Afghanistan

Hasan Mahmud equals Shane Warne's record - (Source: AFP)Bangladesh are in a comfortable position against Afghanstan in the one-off Test, courtesy Hasan Mahmud. The right-arm seamer took a five-wicket haul in the first innings, which also included a brilliant hat-trick.Bangladesh, batting first, put 346 on the board. In reply, Afghanistan collapsed for 240 as Mahmud registered the figures of 5/55 in 21 overs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the UAE. With the feat, the seamer scripted a plethora of records, but the most important and special one would be to join Shane Warne in the special list.Hasan Mahmud Joins Shane Warne For A Special FeatHasan Mahmud is enjoying the best phase of his life as the right-arm seamer now has four five-wicket hauls. He joined Shane Warne to become the 2nd player in the history of the sport to have a fifer in India, Pakistan, Australia, and the UAE.ALSO READHasan Mahmud Describes Hat-Trick vs Afghanistan As An 'Amazing Feeling'Talking about Mahmud, he registered a fifer against India in 2024, which was also his first-ever fifer. It was followed by a fifer in Pakistan, which turned out to be a historic tour where the Tigers defeated Pakistan.Further, in 2026, Bangladesh toured Australia, where Hasan Mahmud took a five-wicket haul. For Shane Warne, the late spinner enjoyed 37 five-wicket hauls in his career, out of which 1 was in India, 2 in Paksitan, 15 in Australia, and 1 in the UAE against Pakistan.Bowlers in Test history with Fifers in India, Pakistan, Australia and the UAEShane WarneHasan MahmudHasan Mahmud First Bangladeshi Star To Take A Hat-Trick In TestOn Sunday, October 11, as mentioned above, Hasan Mahmud also became the 3rd Bangladeshi bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Afghanistan’s Ismat Alam, Qais Ahmad, and Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar fell to Mahmud in consecutive deliveries when he bowled the 83rd over of the innings.He became the third bowler in the history of Bangladesh cricket to claim a hat-trick in Tests. Only Sohag Gazi and Alok Kapali had hat-tricks in red-ball cricket for Bangladesh before Hasan Mahmud. Notably, Mahmud's hat-trick was the 50th in Test cricket.ALSO READLitton Das Equals Mushfiqur Rahim’s Mammoth Record With Test Ton vs Afghanistan