At the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday, Bangladeshi fast bowler Hasan Mahmud continued his remarkable ascent in Test cricket by taking six wickets against the West Indies. Mahmud, who was instrumental in Bangladesh’s historic Test triumph over Australia in Darwin earlier this year, continued his impressive run of form on Day 2 by returning figures of 6/90 in the first innings of the second Test.
It was Mahmud’s seventh five-wicket haul in Test cricket, all of which occurred in different nations. Consequently, he became the second bowler, after Nathan Lyon, to record his first five five-fors in five separate nations.
Additionally, it was Mahmud’s second six-wicket return in Test cricket and his fifth five-wicket haul. The Bangladeshi pacer’s accomplishment at Sylhet was especially noteworthy because it was his first five-for on home soil. Additionally, it was Mahmud’s second six-wicket return in Test cricket and his fifth five-wicket haul. The Bangladeshi pacer’s accomplishment at Sylhet was especially noteworthy because it was his first five-for on home soil.
In Pakistan (5/43 against. Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2024), India (5/83 vs. India, Chennai, 2024), Australia (6/55 vs. Australia, Darwin, 2026), the United Arab Emirates (5/55 vs. Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi, 2026), and now Bangladesh (6/90 vs. West Indies, Sylhet, 2026).
Only the legendary Australian spinner Nathan Lyon had accomplished the feat prior to Mahmud. In Sri Lanka (5/34 vs. Sri Lanka, 2011), the West Indies (5/68 vs. West Indies, 2012), India (7/94 vs. India, 2013), Australia (5/50 vs. England, Melbourne, 2013), and South Africa (5/130 vs. South Africa, 2014), Lyon achieved his first five Test five-wicket hauls.
Mahmud’s journey to this elite record began in Rawalpindi in 2024, where he claimed 5/43 against Pakistan. Later that same year, he took 5/83 against India in Chennai. In 2026, he added three more five-fors across three separate countries: 6/55 against Australia in Darwin, 5/55 against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and now 6/90 against West Indies in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
The Darwin performance was part of Bangladesh’s historic Test victory over Australia earlier in 2026, in which Mahmud played a key role. He also took a hat-trick in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in October 2026, becoming the first Bangladeshi fast bowler to achieve that feat in the format.
