England leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed's 17-year-old brother Farhan Ahmed claimed a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul to help Nottinghamshire beat Lancashire by four wickets in the Vitality Blast at Trent Bridge on Friday (July 18, 2025). The prodigious Farhan had earlier become Britain's youngest first-class cricketer to register a 10-wicket match haul in 2024.
Farhan returned figures of 5-25 in four overs, dislodging Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings and all-rounder Chris Green before returning to dismiss Luke Wood, Tom Aspinwall and Mitchell Stanley off the last three balls of the innings. The visitors were bowled out for 126, and Farhan had his maiden fifer in white-ball cricket. You can watch the video of the hat-trick below:
Chasing a modest target, Notts found the going tough on a turning pitch as England left-arm spinner Tom Hartley took two wickets in the second over and the home team were reduced to 14 for 4 after 17 balls. But the in-form Tom Moores walked in and hit a superb 75 off 42 balls, getting to fifty off just 23 balls to guide his side to victory.
Notts got to the 127-run target in 15.2 overs, finishing their campaign with a win. Joe Clarke's side had a poor net run rate, going into this clash and their chances of advancing to the quarter-finals were merely academic.
The win over North Group toppers Lightning did not avert Nottinghamshire's third absence from the quarters in four seasons. Lancashire, on the other hand, had already sealed a place in the last eight stage ahead of this match.
