Hassan Ali claims record figures of 6/23 as the Bears demolish the Falcons.

Hassan Ali was at his brilliant best as he took a record-breaking 6/23 and a hat-trick to boot as the Bears rectified their rocky start to the Blast with a highly successful weekend of fixtures.

joshstacey

2025-06-09T16:17:29.000Z

Hassan joined the Bears before their recent weekend of jam-packed fixtures and has made an immediate impact.

He not only claimed the best figures by a Bear in the history of the T20 Blast, but he also took a hat-trick, becoming just the fifth bowler to accomplish this for the club.

His performance helped the Bears secure a dominant victory, their second in three days, as they got their Blast season back on track with back-to-back wins over the weekend.

Hassan has been a fan favourite and a vital member of the dressing since first joining the Bears in the summer of 2023.

Returning in 2024, his summer was cut short by an elbow injury, which required surgery and a considerable recovery period.

It feels like he’s back to make up lost time, and he’s wasted no time in making his presence known, setting himself up for a magnificent Blast season.

Hassan said, “After I got the two wickets, I spoke with Tom Latham and we were making a plan of what to bowl. I look at him (the batter) and saw that he was standing on the legside of the ball so I should go for the yorker.

“At the end of the day, we succeeded (in winning), and I got my first hat-trick in T20."

Hassan bowled Ben Aitchson through the gate to take his hat-trick, and from that moment he was off.

It was reminiscent of Imran Tahir here for the Birmingham Phoenix back in 2021, who also took a hat-trick for the Bears in the Blast 2010.

When asked about his celebration, Hassan said, “I’ll never be able to match Imran Tahir, in his celebrations, he runs miles. But, it’s something that pumps up the crowds, I feel like we play for the crowds and that we are entertainers.