Watch: England spinner's 17-year-old brother lights up T20 Blast with hat-trick
Here's the video of Farhan Ahmed's hat-trick in T20 BlastFARHAN AHMED HAS A VITALITY BLAST HAT-TRICK AT 17 YEARS OLD!!!!! pic.twitter.com/dTThC98cwB— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) July 18, 2025Nottinghamshire went on to win by four wickets, although Tom Moores earned the Player of the Match award for his impressive 75-run innings. Despite their win and Farhan's outstanding performance, Nottinghamshire failed to qualify for the quarterfinals.In the ongoing T20 Blast, Farhan has taken eight wickets from six matches at an economy rate of 8.09.Farhan Ahmed rising rapidly Last year, Farhan made headlines as Nottinghamshire's youngest first-class cricketer at just 16 years and 189 days old. On his debut, he took seven wickets for 140 runs against Surrey at Trent Bridge. He went on to become the youngest player in England's first-class cricket history to take 10 wickets in a match - also setting the record for the youngest player in County Championship history to achieve a 10-wicket haul.Across 13 first-class matches and 21 innings so far, Farhan has taken 38 wickets, including two four-wicket hauls, one five-wicket haul, and one 10-wicket haul.Farhan was also part of the England squad for the 2024 U19 World Cup, where he took five wickets in four games at an economy rate of 3.22.- Ends
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