Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has become the first foreign batsman to retire in the history of Big Bash League (BBL). Rizwan, playing for Melbourne Renegades against Sydney Thunder, struggled to score 26 runs from 23 balls before being recalled by captain Will Sutherland.

Renegades lost the match by four wickets via DLS method. Overall, Rizwan is only the third batsman in BBL history to retire without injury. Cameron Bancroft had Rizwan dropped at long-on just before being recalled.

He hit two fours and one six in his innings. This was his first six in BBL and it took him eight innings and 152 balls to achieve it.

Like his Pakistani teammate Babar Azam, Rizwan has also not had the best campaign in the BBL this season. Rizwan has scored just 167 runs in the eight matches played at a strike rate of 101.

82 and an average of 20. 87. Whereas Babar has scored 154 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 104.

05 and an average of 25. 66. Both Rizwan and Babar are debuting in BBL this season.