India batter Jemimah Rodrigues will miss the rest of the WBBL season , with her club Brisbane Heat agreeing to her request to remain in India.

Rodrigues had returned home after playing three games for Heat, the last of which was against Hobart Hurricanes on November 15 , as part of a pre-arranged commitment. She was set to be part of her India team-mate and close friend Smriti Mandhana 's wedding last weekend. But the event was postponed at the last minute because of a health issue with Mandhana's father. Rodrigues will stay back in India to support Mandhana.

"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,'' Heat CEO Terry Svenson

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