Hasan Mahmud makes history with stunning five-wicket haul against India, joins elite club with Dale Steyn

The young seamer made a huge impact on the first day of the Test match, picking up crucial wickets including those of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli in the opening session. Rohit was dismissed caught at slips, while both Gill and Kohli were caught behind the wicket, opening the floodgates for their team's success.

He returned after lunch to claim his and Bangladesh’s fourth, taking the wicket of Rishabh Pant as well. In doing so, Mahmud became only the second visiting bowler after Dale Steyn to take 4 wickets on the first day of a Test in India in the 21st century.

His hopes for a fifth wicket were temporarily stalled as Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin put together a strong partnership to rescue India’s innings. Nevertheless, Hasan Mahmud returned towards the end and caught a thick edge from Bumrah to register Bangladesh’s maiden five-fer on Indian turf.

Mahmud was impressive with his control of length and the swing he got from the Chennai wicket, acting as a constant threat with the new ball in the first innings. His first five-wicket haul came against Pakistan last month; in that match, he set up a fairly comfortable fourth-innings chase for Bangladesh to complete the 2-0 sweep.

This, hence, makes the five-wicket haul in Chennai his second consecutive fifer in Test cricket.

Hasan finished with figures of 5-83, helping Bangladesh make sure India fell short of the 400-run mark despite Ravichandran Ashwin’s century. He was assisted by Taskin Ahmed, who took three wickets and helped wrap up the tail, as well as one wicket apiece for Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nahid Rana.