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India's Women's World Cup-winning leader Jemimah Rodrigues volition miss the remaining WBBL play successful Australia aft she decided to enactment backmost successful India to enactment her nationalist team-mate Smriti Mandhana whose wedding got postponed.
Jemimah had returned a fewer days backmost to be Mandhana's wedding and was scheduled to alert backmost to implicit her Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) duty for Brisbane Heat.
But Mandhana's begetter took sick connected the eve of the wedding and the ceremonial got postponed. Jemimah past decided to beryllium by Mandhana's broadside to enactment her.
"The Brisbane Heat person agreed to a petition to merchandise Jemimah Rodrigues from the remainder of the Women's Big Bash League," said Brisbane Heat successful a statement.
"Rodrigues returned location to India aft the Heat's lucifer against the Hobart Hurricanes 10 days agone arsenic portion of a pre-arranged committedness wherever she was to beryllium progressive successful Indian teammate Smriti Mandhana's wedding past weekend.
"However, the celebrations were subsequently postponed owed to a wellness contented with Mandhana's father," the connection added.
The nine said they had agreed to Jemimah's petition for release.
"Rodrigues volition enactment successful India to enactment her teammate, and the Heat has agreed to her not returning for the last 4 games of the WBBL season."
Jemimah had played a pivotal relation successful India lifting their maiden Women's World Cup, smashing an unbeaten period successful the semifinal against seven-time champions Australia arsenic the hosts overhauled a steep 300-plus total.
Brisbane Heat CEO Terry Svenson said it was "challenging" clip for Jemimah and the nine agreed to her request.
"It has evidently been a challenging clip for Jemi, truthful portion it is unfortunate that she volition instrumentality nary further portion successful the WBBL, we were much than consenting to hold to her petition to stay successful India," helium said.
"The Heat nine evidently privation her and Smriti Mandhana's household each the champion for the future. Jemi told america she was disappointed not to beryllium coming backmost and has passed connected her appreciation to the nine and the Heat fans for being truthful knowing of the circumstances." Svenson added.
Jemimah was the Heat's No.1 prime astatine the 'International Player' draught earlier this year.
