India batter Jemimah Rodrigues will not be rejoining Brisbane Heat for the remainder of the 2025 Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season, and an agreement has been reached between the two parties, reports said.
India's heroine in the semi-final of the recently held ICC Women's World Cup, Jemimah Rodrigues had returned home to participate in the wedding of her international teammate and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. However, in the light of the postponement of the wedding and her father's ill health, Rodrigues wanted to remain with her friend and approached Brisbane Heat asking for an exception.
“Rodrigues will stay in India to support her teammate, and the Heat has agreed to her not returning for the final four games of the WBBL season,” read the Brisbane Heat’s official statement. Right-handed Rodrigues had played the first three games of the season.
“It has obviously been a challenging time for Jemi, so while it is unfortunate that she will take no further part in the WBBL, we were more than willing to agree to her request to remain in India,” Brisbane Heat CEO Terry Svenson was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
