Hasan Mahmud joins Nathan Lyon in elite Test 5-wicket club
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Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud has made a mark in the second Test against West Indies at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. He picked up six wickets for 90 runs in the first innings on Day 2 of the match. This was Mahmud's fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket and all of them have come in different countries. With this performance, he equaled a unique record of Australian spinner Nathan Lyon.
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First 5 Test five-wicket hauls in 5 different countries
Mahmud's latest achievement puts him in an elite club of bowlers who have taken their first five Test five-fors in five different countries.
The only other bowler to achieve this feat is Australian great Lyon.
Mahmud's previous four five-wicket hauls came against Pakistan (Rawalpindi, 2024), India (Chennai, 2024), Australia (Darwin, 2026) and Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi, 2026).
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What about Lyon?
Meanwhile, Lyon's first five Test five-wicket hauls came in Sri Lanka (5/34 vs Sri Lanka, 2011), 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).
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A look at Mahmud's numbers
Across 19 Tests, right-arm pacer Mahmud has claimed 59 wickets at an average of 27.69. As many as 20 of his scalps have come across eight home Tests at 30.45 (5W: 1). Mahmud's 15 wickets versus WI have come at 19.20 (5W: 1).