Hasan Mahmud Five-Wicket Haul Sylhet Test West Indies, Digi Mart USA News (Sylhet, Bangladesh): Hasan Mahmud wrote his name in the history books on the second day of the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet. The right-arm pacer became the first Bangladesh fast bowler to claim five five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.
Former pacer Shahadat Hossain picked up five wickets in an innings on four occasions, while Robiul Islam, another pacer from an earlier generation, achieved the feat twice. Among the current crop of fast bowlers, only Nahid Rana has claimed multiple five-wicket hauls, having done so on two occasions.
Hasan reached the milestone following his six-wicket haul on the second day. It was a particularly memorable feat for him, as it was his first five-wicket haul at home.
He had previously claimed five-wicket hauls against Pakistan (Rawalpindi, 2024), India (Chennai, 2024), Australia (Darwin, 2026) and Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi, 2026).
Hasan is enjoying a purple patch in 2026, having claimed three five-wicket hauls this year. He has also taken on the responsibility of leading the pace attack and has done so with a smile on his face.
It was no surprise to see skipper Najmul Hossain, who had faced criticism for opting to play two pacers in the Sylhet Test, hand the responsibility to Hasan earlier in the day.
The right-arm pacer made good use of the second new ball. Hasan executed his plan well, going around the wicket to dismiss centurion Amir Jangoo, who had looked confident until then, with a big inswinger.
The 27-year-old pacer used the crease and created angles to make the left-handed batter hesitate. He eventually dismissed Jangoo with a length delivery that jagged back and hit the stumps.
Hasan bowled much fuller than he had on the opening day, and it paid dividends as he dismissed West Indies captain Roston Chase off the very next delivery, with the batter edging behind while attempting to defend.
Hasan, who had claimed a hat-trick against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi in the previous match, was denied another opportunity on Friday when Joshua Bishop came in to face the hat-trick delivery. Bishop was given out lbw by on-field umpire Asif Yaqoob, but successfully overturned the decision through DRS.
Three overs later, Hasan dropped Bishop off his own bowling but eventually completed his five-wicket haul thanks to a brilliant piece of stumping by Litton.
The charismatic wicketkeeper came up to the stumps against Bishop, and the move also helped Hasan enter the history books. He became the first Bangladesh fast bowler to claim a Test wicket through a stumping.
“At that time, the batsman (Jangoo) was actually playing by stepping out. Later, Shanto Bhai (captain) told me that if he (Litton) kept up to the stumps, maybe the batter wouldn’t move his feet so much and his shot-making would also decrease a little,” Hasan told reporters after the game.
“Then I said to Dada (Litton), if you are comfortable, then of course we will go according to your plan. Later, he came up to the stumps and a good plan was executed.”
Hasan added that claiming five wickets at home was always special to him, but said he tried to keep things simple. “Getting five wickets at home is always very special for me.
I keep things very simple. But I will definitely try harder to get ahead,” he said, adding that Virat Kohli’s wicket was particularly close to his heart among all the wickets he had taken in his career.
Hasan said the conditions at Sylhet were conducive to fast bowling during the first two hours before becoming more batter-friendly. “The conditions here were very helpful for the fast bowlers in the first one or two hours.
There was seam movement, there was swing. But ultimately, after two hours, it became flat and batter-friendly,” he pointed out.
“Even then, we communicated what our plan would be and what the process would be. Every bowler tried to give their best and contribute to the team.”
Hasan said the team had different plans for bowling with the new and old balls, adding that he focused on executing his plans without losing discipline. “We have a plan for bowling with the new ball and another for the old ball.
With the new ball, we try to bowl as full as possible, around the top of off stump. There is seam movement and swing, and the batter has to play.
When the ball gets old, we bring the length back a little and think more about being economical. Maybe we won’t attack at that point; we’ll bowl defensively.
We’ll build pressure from both ends, with maidens and maidens. Those are the plans,” he said.
Centurion Jangoo from the opposition camp also heaped praise on Hasan after the day’s play. “I think he (Hasan) bowled a consistent area,” he observed.
“The ball was either seaming away or seaming in. So for me, I thought when the ball pitched on that length, I thought it would have seamed away.
So for me, it was just poor judgment on my part. But having said that, credit to him, Hasan, for bowling those areas consistently for that period of time.”
On his own knock, Jangoo insisted that he had readjusted his technique based on the conditions that were on offer when he walked out to bat. “I think the wicket was pretty different,” he pointed out.
“Going into bat, we were 20-something for 3. So I think the ball was seaming about a bit.
So for me, it was all about adjusting my technique a bit, watching the ball a bit later, whereas the wickets in India, they were a bit truer and not much sideways movement. But having said that, after we weathered the storm during this test match, it got a lot easier to bat.
So yeah, the conditions were pretty different, but having said that, it was pretty difficult as well.”
While he played a big role in his side’s recovery with the bat, Jangoo was disappointed that West Indies couldn’t go past the 400-run mark. “I think we’re kind of disappointed based on probably our objective was to get over 400 runs.
But having said that, Bangladesh bowled beautifully,” he said. “Credit to their bowlers, their fast bowlers bowled so brilliantly on that wicket and you can see now it is pretty difficult to get guys once they get in.
So tomorrow may be a struggle for us, it may go a different way, you know how cricket goes at the end of the day. But yeah, I think for us, it’s all about building pressure on that wicket.
You can’t really go out there searching too much because guys will score quickly. So try to go out there and we’ll just have to stay patient and hopefully we can get the wickets.”
