Overview
- Brisbane Heat’s Shaheen Shah Afridi was taken off mid‑over for dangerous bowling after two waist‑high no‑balls under MCC Law 41.7, finishing with 0 for 43 in 2.4 overs as Nathan McSweeney completed the over.
- Tim Seifert struck 102 off 56 balls to lead Melbourne Renegades to 212 for 5 in Geelong before the Heat fell 14 runs short.
- Mohammad Rizwan managed 4 off 10 on his Melbourne Renegades debut before falling to left‑arm spinner Patrick Dooley.
- Babar Azam’s Sydney Sixers debut yielded 2 off 5 in the rain‑reduced opener against Perth Scorchers, drawing sharp reaction on social media.
- Umpires’ application of the waist‑high full‑toss rule became a major flashpoint on day two of BBL15, underscoring the scrutiny on big‑name overseas signings.