Brisbane Warmth’s Shaheen Shah Afridi receives debut cap forward of their BBL 15 match in opposition to Melbourne Renegades on the GMHBA Stadium in South Geelong on December 15, 2025. — Instagram/@BBL
Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi endured a disappointing Massive Bash League (BBL) debut on Monday after he was faraway from the bowling assault for delivering two excessive full tosses through the second match of the event between Brisbane Warmth and Melbourne Renegades on the GMHBA Stadium.
The incident occurred within the 18th over of the Renegades’ innings as Shaheen was introduced again into the assault by captain Nathan McSweeney.
In his third over for the Warmth, Shaheen confronted Oliver Peake, who hit a six over deep midwicket. Earlier, the left-arm pacer bowled a low full toss, however Peake managed solely a single.
The 25-year-old, presumably trying to bowl a yorker, missed his mark and bowled a excessive full toss, which was deemed a no-ball over waist top by the on-field umpires, whereas Tim Seifert heaved it away vast of long-on and sprinted again for 2 to deliver up his quickfire century.
Shaheen managed to nail in an ideal yorker on the free hit, permitting Seifert solely a single by guiding it in direction of deep tremendous leg.
The Pakistani worldwide misplaced his mark once more and bowled one other beamer, which was instantly referred to as as one other no-ball over waist top.
Peake tried to information it in direction of the third-man area by swaying away however missed it, whereas wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson additionally failed to gather the ball, which pitched simply forward of him, leading to Peake and Seifert sneaking two runs off byes.
In the meantime, Shaheen Shah Afridi was taken off assault by the on-field umpires for bowling two over-the-waist-height no-balls, bringing an finish to his forgetful outing with the ball for Warmth, who picked him as the primary abroad decide within the BBL 15 gamers draft.
Shaheen began his spell by bowling the second over for the Warmth and was smashed for 2 boundaries by Seifert, and thus went on to concede 9 runs.
He was taken for 19 runs in his second over, with Seifert hitting a six and a 4, whereas Peake struck a boundary.
Consequently, Shaheen Shah Afridi returned dismal bowling figures of 0/43 in 2.5 overs on his BBL debut for Brisbane Warmth.
