Pakistan international Mohammad Rizwan was retired out by Melbourne Renegades in their Big Bash defeat by Sydney Thunder.
Rizwan, who has not made a fifty in his eight innings in Australia, was called in by captain Will Sutherland at the end of the 18th over, having taken 23 balls for his 26 with two fours and a six.
He had managed only four singles from his seven balls before the decision and is the second player to be retired out at this year’s Big Bash, following on from Thunder’s Nic Maddison earlier in the competition.
Renegades still posted 170-8 on this occasion – there were contributions of 35 from Josh Brown, 29 from Tim Seifert and 46 by Hassan Khan – but Maddison and Chris Green burst into life after a rain delay to secure a four-wicket victory via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
Chasing 171, Thunder were 80-3 after 11 overs before the match was halted by rain and their target revised to 140 in 16 overs, leaving 60 to get from 30 balls.
Sam Billings and Daniel Sams fell to the first two balls after the resumption, denting Thunder’s hopes further, but Maddison, who had scored only five from eight balls before the rain, hit his next two deliveries for six.
New batter Green hit a four and then three consecutive sixes off Gurinder Sandhu and finished 34 not out from 13 balls. Maddison ended 30 not out from 17 as victory was secured with four balls to spare.
Sixty runs came in just 26 balls after the rain delay.
Thunder had already been eliminated from play-off contention but the victory dents Renegades’ hopes. They sit seventh in the table with two games left.