17 -year -old Farhan Ahmed made history during a vitality blast match between Nottinghamshire and Lancashire. England spinner Rehan Ahmed’s younger brother T20 became the first Nottinghamshire player to claim hat -trick and also took five wickets, directed his team to win four wickets.
Farhan Ahmed, who portrayed the 2024 U19 World Cup, became the youngest player of Nottinghamshire. On debut, he impressed with a seven-cicat race, finishing with 70 figures for 140. He became the youngest player in British first -class cricket history to claim ten wickets in a match.
Lancashire collapse after openers flying
To bat first, Lancashire’s openers Phil Salt and Captain Keaton Jennings added a 38 -run inaugural partnership. However, they lost speed when Farhan Ahmed rejected Jennings, triggering a top -order collapse.
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Lancashire dropped 53 for 53 in the eighth over. Nottinghamshire spinners, including Farhan and Liam Patterson-White, kept pressure on the batsmen, and the middle order failed to offer a lot of resistance.
Mattie Hresht and Chris Green kept the 63 -run stand together for the sixth wicket. Harst scored 36 runs, while Green added 29. Although Hurst was run out by Oli Stone in the 17th over, Lancashire scored 7 runs for 7 runs.
Watch: Farhan Ahmed has chosen a hat-trick to seal the five-wicket hall
Farhan Ahmed gave a sensational final to perform a brilliant magic in T20 cricket with his first five wickets. After already rejected Chris Green in the innings, the young spinner launched the tail of Lancashire.
On the fourth ball of the final over, Farhan removed Luke Wood. He then took the wickets of Tom Espinwal and Mitchell Stanley to complete a stunning hat-trick. He helped Lancashire to bowl for just 126.
The vitality blast took its social media account X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the clip with caption, “Farhan Ahmed has a vitality blast-trick at the age of 17 !!!!! ” “
Farhan Ahmed has a vitality blast hat-trick at the age of 17 !!!!! pic.twitter.com/dtthc98cwb
– vitality blast (@vitalitateblast) July 18, 2025
Destructive start for Nottinghamshire in run chase
Nottinghamshire’s run chase left for a disastrous start as they fell down to 14 for 4 within the first three overs. Joe Clarke recorded a decline in the opening of Luke Wood, and Tom Hartley caused more damage by removing Sam Sicaran and Matthew Montgomery in quick succession.
Jack Hens also fell near the wood, causing deep trouble towards batting. Tom Moores replaced the game in favor of his team with an explosive knock. Murce fully used the powerplay and brought his fifty in just 23 balls. He and Lyndon James suppressed an important 81 -run stand for the fifth wicket.
Murce and Daniel Sams added 31 runs, leading to the victory closer to victory. The Mores was eventually scored 75 runs in 42 balls, including seven borders and four sixes. SAMS finished work in the 16th over, winning four wickets with 28 balls.
However, Jeet was not enough to take Nottinghamshire in the quarter -finals due to its poor net run rate. He missed the knockout stage for the third time in four sessions. On the other hand, Lancashire was already eligible for the knockout stage.
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