Bangladesh vs England: Mehedi Hasan gets fifer on Test debut

21 October,2016 08:27 AM IST |   |  AFP

Teenage debutant Mehedi Hasan (18) claimed five wickets for 64 runs to stun England’s top order and give Bangladesh the upper hand in the first Test in Chittagong yesterday



Bangladesh's Mehedi Hasan bowls during the first day of the first Test against England. Pic/ AFP

Chittagong: Teenage debutant Mehedi Hasan (18) claimed five wickets for 64 runs to stun England's top order and give Bangladesh the upper hand in the first Test in Chittagong yesterday.

Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow scored half-centuries each as England reached 258-7 at stumps on the first day, after skipper Alastair Cook elected to bat first. Mehedi, who became the seventh Bangladeshi bowler to take five wickets in his Test debut.

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