Watch: Mohammad Rizwan dismissed for 10-ball 4 for Melbourne Renegades in BBL 2025/26

One of the special signings of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025/26 was the Pakistan wicket-keeper batter and the former captain, Mohammad Rizwan, who got the chance to feature for the Melbourne Renegades, who faced Brisbane Heat in their opening clash at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong. He walked out at number three in the opening fixture of the competition.

On the opening day of the competition, Babar Azam, the former Pakistan captain and their best batter of the current generation, returned for just two runs in five balls, which was a disappointing start to the campaign. Mohammad Rizwan was expected to have a better show, but he failed to impress the franchise and the fans.

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On the fourth ball of the seventh over, Rizwan looked to sweep the good-length delivery from Pattrick Dooley over the square leg region, but he didn’t get the full elevation off the blade as the ball flew in the air. Max Bryant settled himself around the boundary rope and dismissed the right-handed batter for four runs in 10 balls at a strike rate of 40.

Mohammad Rizwan dismissed for 4 in BBL 2025/26 debut

Jake Fraser-McGurk, at number four, managed only 14 runs in seven runs at number four with one four and one six at a strike rate of 200. But Oliver Peake and Tim Seifert posted a strong 121-run partnership for the fourth wicket in just 54 balls, which provided them with firepower in the middle.

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Peake nailed 57 runs in just 29 balls at a strike rate of around 196 with the help of six boundaries and three sixes, while Seifert celebrated a glorious knock of 102 runs in 56 balls at a strike rate of 182.14, smashing nine boundaries and six sixes as the Renegades finished on 212/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

Jack Wildermuth was at the peak of the bowlers with figures of 3/34 in four overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi went through a terrible day with the ball as he was taken off the attack with two beamers, as he ended with figures of 0/43 in 2.4 overs.