Kuldeep Yadav's fifer against Bangladesh breaks this Indian test record

Kuldeep Yadav took his third fifer to bowl out Bangladesh for 150 in their first innings in the first test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Kuldeep, celebrating his return to the test side, spun a web around the hosts to claim 5-40 as they were all out for mere 150.

On his second delivery of the match, he had captain Shakib Al Hasan caught at first slip, followed by having Nurul Hasan caught at short-leg.


He had two more scalps on day two -- trapping Rahim plumb lbw and cramping Taijul Islam for room with a googly, forcing him to chop on to his stumps.

Kuldeep completed his third five-wicket haul on day 3 when Ebadot (17)'s 37-ball vigil ended when his faint tickle down the leg-side was smartly snapped by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.

Playing his first Test match in 22 months, Kuldeep registered career-best figures of five for 40 as Bangladesh could survive only 55.5 overs in their first innings.

It was the left-arm unorthodox's best figures in his Test career, and he also registered the best Test figures by an Indian spinner in Bangladesh.

Kuldeep bettered the figures of Ravichandran Ashwin and Anil Kumble in getting to that record. Previously Ashwin held the record with his 5 for 87 in Fatullah in 2015. Anil Kumble's best figures of 4/55 in Bangladesh came in 2004.