Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Aukib Nabi scripted history in the Dalip Trophy with his excellent performance for the north region in a quarter -final match against the East Zone at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru on Friday, August 29.
Pesar, 28, Baramulla’s 28 -year -old, surprised everyone with his jaw -leaving hat trick and joined the elite list of Indian legends like Kapil Dev. The prophet secured 53rdstones in the East Zone innings in the ongoing Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru on Friday.
Aukib Nabi made the East Zone debris with rubble with five-wicket halls at the Duleep Trophy 2025 with rubble
Aukib Nabi wreaked havoc on East Zone’s batting lineup with his record hat trick. Suraj Jaiswal was caught by wicket-keeper Kanhaiya Vadhan for 10 for 10, after which Manishi was also implicated with a feet for a golden duck, and Mukhtar Hussain was also cleaned for the Golden Duck.
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His brilliant magic also dismissed him well -set East Zone Batter Virat Singh and veteran Pesar Mohammed Shami for just 1, as he ended with an incredible five wickets.
Earlier, Nabi scored his batting skills by scoring quick 44 off 33 balls to help his team, North Zone, scoring 405 runs on board in their first innings against East Zone in the ongoing Dalip Trophy at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground.
Aukib Nabi achieved a rare achievement in the Dalip Trophy
By rejecting Kanhaiya Wadhavan, Manishi, and Mukhtar Hussain with a back-to-back delivery, Aukib Nabi became the third bowler to achieve a hat trick only in the history of the Dalip Trophy, who joined the legendary Kapil Dev and Siraj very use.
The 1983 World Cup winning captain, Kapil Dev, was the first to reach this milestone. The veteran all -rounder achieved this feat, representing the North Zone against West Zone at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi during the 1978/79 season.
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Later, Syreraj very much reiterated this feat for the western region against the eastern region at Nehru Stadium in Pune in the 2000/01 season.
J&K makes history in Auqib Nabi #DuleeptrophyTakes hat -trick (4 wickets in 4 balls). He was a fast bouler who took the most wicket #Ranjitrophy This year too. Plus made 44 in 33 balls with the first bat pic.twitter.com/AIZ5Z2DCWB
– Mohsin Kamal (@64MOHSINKAMAL) August 29, 2025
Aukib prophet shines in forms in domestic cricket
Meanwhile, Aukib Nabi is emerging as one of India’s most promising fast bowlers. In only 29 first -class matches, the 28 -year -old bowler bowled around 4,000 delivery, took 90 wickets at an impressive average of 22.12, and was the best figures of 6/53 and 10/74.
His wickets came at a tight economy rate of 2.98 and a strike rate of 44.4. The prophet has also claimed eight five-wicket halls and two ten-diet halls in red-ball cricket. He has also been impressive in small formats. In 29 list A matches, Nabi has taken 42 wickets at a strong average of 28.88.
The rate of Nabi’s economy rate 5.07 and 34.1 exposes their ability to harass batsmen continuously in the small format of the game. In the same match, Mohammed Shami scored 100 runs in 23 overs in the first innings, while Mohammed Shami took only one wicket.

