# Hasan Mahmud takes a Test hat-trick as Bangladesh lead Afghanistan by 230 in Abu Dhabi

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Published: 11 Oct 2026
Updated: 11 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 11 Oct 2026

> Mahmud is only the third Bangladesh bowler with a Test hat-trick, after Alok Kapali and Sohag Gazi. Rahmat Shah made an unbeaten 105 for Afghanistan.

**Hasan Mahmud took a Test hat-trick** on day three of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in **Abu Dhabi** on **Sunday 11 October 2026**, becoming only the **third Bangladesh bowler** to do it, after **Alok Kapali in 2003** and **Sohag Gazi in 2013**, [ESPNcricinfo reported](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1557939.html). His victims were **Ismat Alam, Qais Ahmed and Zia-ur-Rehman**, and the haul of **5 for 55** took him to **50 Test wickets**.

## How the day went

- **Afghanistan 240 all out:** they began the morning hoping for a lead, with Rahmat Shah and Ikram Alikhil having added 72 from 139 for 4. **Ebadot Hossain** (4 for 56) broke the 80-run stand by removing Alikhil, and Mahmud ran through the rest. **Rahmat Shah finished 105 not out** and Malik made 62.
- **Bangladesh 346 and 124 for 3 at tea**, a lead of **230**. Tanzid Hasan made 31 before edging **Yamin Ahmadzai** (2 for 42) to second slip.
- **Mushfiqur Rahim**, out for a duck in the first innings, was **48 not out off 70 balls** with seven fours, and **Najmul Hossain Shanto** 23 not out off 73 without a boundary, in an unbroken stand of 71.

By the close the live scorecard showed Bangladesh **223 for 6**, a lead of **329**, with two days to play.

## Why Pakistan fans should care

Bangladesh beat Pakistan 2-0 in Pakistan in 2024, and their pace attack of Mahmud, Ebadot, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana was central to that series. A seam bowler taking a hat-trick on a UAE pitch, a venue Pakistan used as a home for years, says a lot about how far Bangladesh's fast bowling has come. Naseem Shah, playing in tonight's T20I, took his own Test hat-trick against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi in 2020.

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## Frequently asked questions

**Who has taken a Test hat-trick for Bangladesh?**

Alok Kapali (2003), Sohag Gazi (2013) and Hasan Mahmud, who took one against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on 11 October 2026.

## Sources

- Mushfiqur takes charge as Bangladesh's lead crosses 200 (ESPNcricinfo): https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1557939.html
- Mahmud takes Test hat-trick (BBC Sport): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cw98z44glde4o

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