Overview
- Brisbane Heat named Jemimah Rodrigues in their squad and she took the field in the WBBL season opener against the Melbourne Renegades at Allan Border Field.
- A WBBL video showed Rodrigues and South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk sharing a hug in their first meeting since facing off in the World Cup final.
- In the opener, de Klerk was promoted to open and scored 40 off 38 while Rodrigues made 6 off 9 as the Heat posted 133 all out in 20 overs.
- Rodrigues was retained by Brisbane as a third‑round overseas pick, with the Heat also adding allrounders Chinelle Henry and de Klerk for this season.
- She brings established form to the league after 644 runs in 30 WBBL matches, including 267 runs from 10 games for the Heat last season.