When a fast bowler rips through a batting order with three consecutive deliveries, cricket history shifts a fraction on its axis. According to BBC Sport, Bangladesh bowler Hasun Mahmud claimed that rare distinction on Sunday, becoming the 50th man to take a Test hat-trick in a Test against Afghanistan.

BBC Sport reported that Hasan Mahmud became the first Bangladesh fast bowler to take a Test hat-trick.

Background

According to BBC Sport, thirty-three of those hat-tricks have come in the past 40 years. Following this, BBC Sport featured a quiz asking if readers can name the other bowlers to have achieved the feat in that time.

Why it matters

For sports enthusiasts in Pakistan and across the wider cricketing world, milestone bowling performances highlight the evolving competitive landscape of Test cricket. Achievements by bowlers from emerging cricketing nations offer a point of engagement for fans who follow international records and historical bowling milestones.