Youngest player to play BBL: Watch 15-year old Noor Ahmad picks maiden Big Bash wicket on Melbourne Renegades debut

Noor Ahmad picks maiden Big Bash wicket: The uncapped Afghani spinner has become the youngest player to play in the Big Bash League.

During the 10th match of the ongoing 10th season of the Big Bash League between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades in Hobart, 15-year old Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad became the youngest player to play in the BBL.

Making his debut for Renegades at the Bellerive Oval, Ahmed also picked a wicket to register a successful debut which saw him picking bowling figures of 4-0-27-1.

It was on the penultimate delivery of the eighth over when Hobart Hurricanes captain Peter Handscomb’s (13) attempt of taking on the rookie spinner saw him giving a simple catch to Jake Fraser-McGurk at deep mid-wicket.

However, wicket-keeper batsman Ben McDermott’s fifth T20 half-century sealed a 158-run chase for Hurricanes in the 18th over. Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the first over itself, McDermott ended up scoring 89* (55) with the help of seven fours and five sixes to be declared the ‘Man of the Match.

After Handscomb won the toss and invited Renegades in to bat, the visitors scored a below par 157-5 despite a 109-run partnership for the third wicket between wicket-keeper batsman Sam Harper (66*) and batsman Rilee Rossouw (59).

With bowling figures of 4-1-19-2, Hobart’s Scott Boland was the pick of their bowlers. Apart from Boland, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith and James Faulkner picked a wicket apiece.

Noor Ahmad picks maiden Big Bash wicket

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