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Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Hasan Mahmud hat-trick puts Tigers on brink of Test win

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Three balls, three wickets, one historic day

Hasan Mahmud took a hat-trick against Afghanistan. Here is the Test story in 15 seconds.

First innings

Bangladesh batted first in Abu Dhabi

Bangladesh scored 346 runs. Tanzid Hasan top-scored with 83 from 71 balls.

The reply

Rahmat Shah stood alone for Afghanistan

The Afghanistan captain made 105 not out. His team still fell to 240 all out.

Day three

Then came the hat-trick over

Mahmud struck three times in three balls in the 83rd over. The crowd could not believe it.

Wicket one

Ball one: bowled him

Ismat Alam was bowled by a ball that stayed low.

Wicket two

Ball two: caught behind

Qais Ahmad edged behind. Litton Das dived low to take the catch.

Wicket three

Ball three: LBW on review

Zia-ur-Rehman was given out after a review. The ball was crashing into off stump.

History

A first for Bangladesh pace bowling

Mahmud is the first Bangladesh fast bowler with a Test hat-trick. Two spinners did it before him.

Day four

Litton Das piled on a century

Litton scored 102 from 117 balls. Bangladesh declared at 372 for 7.

The chase

Afghanistan needs 479 to win

Afghanistan closed day four at 132 for 3. It needs 347 more runs on the final day.

What's next

Day five decides everything

Bangladesh needs seven wickets. Afghanistan needs a miracle. The final day starts Tuesday.

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