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In a sensational display of bowling, 17-year-old Farhan Ahmed etched his name into the record books on Friday by becoming the first player in Nottinghamshire‘s history to claim a hat-trick in T20 cricket. The remarkable feat came during a T20 Blast 2025 encounter against Lancashire, where the young leg-spinner dismantled the opposition with figures of 5 wickets, playing a pivotal role in guiding Nottinghamshire to a thrilling four-wicket win. He is the younger brother of Rehan Ahmed, England’s emerging spin sensation who has already made waves at the international level.
Farhan Ahmed’s hat-trick stuns Lancashire as Nottinghamshire dominate with the ball
Opting to bat first, Lancashire got off to a steady start as Phil Salt and captain Keaton Jennings stitched together a 38-run partnership for the opening wicket. However, it was Farhan Ahmed who broke the stand by dismissing Jennings, setting the tone for Nottinghamshire’s fightback. The innings quickly unraveled as Lancashire slumped to 53/5 by the eighth over, with Farhan applying pressure through his variations. A 63-run partnership between Matty Hurst and Chris Green briefly steadied the innings, but once Hurst was run out by Olly Stone in the 17th over, the momentum once again shifted firmly in Nottinghamshire’s favour.
Then came the final over, an unforgettable one for Farhan and Nottinghamshire cricket history. On the fourth ball of the 20th over, Farhan dismissed Luke Wood, who attempted a reverse sweep but could only manage to lob the ball to short fine leg, where Sam Seekkuge Ranjan (Seekkuge Seecharan) was perfectly positioned to take a simple catch. On the very next delivery, Tom Aspinwall tried to flick a quicker delivery off his pads but mistimed it towards deep square leg, where Calvin Harrison came charging in and pulled off a brilliant diving catch.
With the crowd on edge, Farhan completed his hat-trick in dramatic fashion, Mitchell Stanley charged down the track to hit straight but missed the ball entirely, and wicketkeeper Lyndon James made no mistake in completing a sharp stumping. Farhan had already dismissed the dangerous Green earlier in the innings and finished with sensational figures that included five wickets and a memorable hat-trick, marking a historic moment as Nottinghamshire’s first-ever T20 hat-trick taker.
Here’s the video:
FARHAN AHMED HAS A VITALITY BLAST HAT-TRICK AT 17 YEARS OLD!!!!! 😱 pic.twitter.com/dTThC98cwB
— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) July 18, 2025
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Farhan’s historic five-for and Tom Moores’ fiery 75 power Nottinghamshire to emphatic win over Lancashire
Nottinghamshire sealed a thumping four-wicket win over Lancashire with 28 balls to spare in their final North Group clash of the 2025 Vitality Blast at Trent Bridge. After choosing to bat, Lancashire got off to a promising start but collapsed dramatically, managing just 126 runs. The star of the show was 17-year-old Farhan, who etched his name into the record books by claiming Nottinghamshire’s first-ever T20 hat-trick, finishing with a stunning five-wicket haul. He dismantled the lower order with wickets off three successive balls in the final over, which included a stumping and two catches.
Earlier, Jennings and Salt gave Lancashire a quick start before Farhan’s introduction turned the tide. In reply, Notts lost four early wickets for just 14 runs but were rescued by Tom Moores’ blistering 75 off 42 balls, which included seven fours and four sixes. He shared a crucial stand with Lyndon James before Daniel Sams completed the chase. Despite the loss, Lancashire had already qualified for the quarter-finals, while Nottinghamshire finished their campaign on a high.
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