Watch: Hasan Mahmud becomes first Bangladesh pacer to take a Test hat-trick against Afghanistan

Just when Bangladesh seemed to be falling short of skills during their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi after the end of the second day’s play, their premier pacer, Hasan Mahmud, fired up with a Test hat-trick, becoming the first pacer of the country to achieve the special feat on the third day of the red-ball encounter.  

After the end of the second day, the home side, Afghanistan, were in a strong position to take a strong lead over the tourists, who needed some inspiration from their bowling unit, and Mahmud, who showed his value even during their historic win in Australia, continued the same glorious performance. 

How Hasan Mahmud wrote his name into Bangladesh cricket history in Abu Dhabi

On the third delivery of the 83rd over of the innings, Mahmud dismissed Ismat Ahmed, who stood there with a bemused look on his face. The right-arm pacer of the Bangladesh side went with a back-of-a-length delivery that kept really low and broke the furniture.

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That was followed by another back-of-a-length delivery outside the off stump that moved in with the natural over the wicket angle. Qais Ahmed played inside the line and only managed to get a thick outside edge as the wicket-keeper, Litton Das, moved a little to grab the stunning catch with the full-length dive.

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Bangladesh set a strong and attacking field for the hat-trick delivery. Mahmud trapped Ziaur Rahman before the stumps. The batter tried to punch the ball towards the mid-on region but was beaten on the inside edge. He became the first Bangladeshi pacer to take a hat-trick in the longest format of the game.

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How Bangladesh fought back against Afghanistan in the one-off Test

Bangladesh batted first and posted a massive score of 346 runs in the first innings, based on the 124-run opening stand as both openers, Shadman Islam and Tanzid Hasan Tamim, celebrated their respective half-centuries. The latter smashed 83 runs off just 71 balls. Later, Litton also got a fine fifty.

At 219/4, Afghanistan were in the driver’s seat, but they lost their last six wickets for only 21 runs. Their captain, Rahmat Shah, remained unbeaten on 105 runs but rued the contributions from their lower order. Mahmud finished with 5/55 and earned a vital lead of 106 runs for Bangladesh. 

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Brief Scores: Bangladesh 346 (Tanzid Hasan Tamim 83, Mohammed Safi 4/82) & 23/0 lead Afghanistan 240 (Rahmat Shah 105*, Hasan Mahmud 5/55) by 127 runs