Brisbane Heat

WBBL 2021: Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav shine in Sydney Sixers' five-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes

Young opener Shafali struck 57 off 50 balls with six hits to the fence in Sixers' successful run chase against Hobart Hurricanes, while Yadav grabbed two wickets, including that of compatriot Richa Ghosh.

WBBL 2021: Spinner Poonam Yadav eighth Indian to join league after signing with Brisbane Heat

The 30-year-old diminutive India wrist spinner joined the Brisbane side to fill the spot left by the withdrawal of New Zealand star Amelia Kerr.

Afghanistan bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman hospitalised in Australia after testing positive for COVID-19

The news comes a week out from Brisbane Heat’s season opener against the Melbourne Stars in Canberra and means Mujeeb will almost certainly miss Brisbane’s two matches in Australia's capital.

South Africa great Morne Morkel to play Big Bash League for Brisbane Heat as an Australian

Morkel, 36, who played 86 Tests and 117 ODIs for the Proteas, moved to Australia in 2018, where he lives with his sports broadcaster wife and children.

Australia batter Grace Harris says she takes inspiration from MS Dhoni, wishes to become a finisher like him

Harris, who has played nine ODIs and 11 T20Is for Australia since making her debut in 2015, smashed 53 off 37 balls as defending champions Brisbane Heat started their WBBL campaign with a win against Perth Scorchers on Sunday.

BBL 2020: Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Dawid Malan sign up for Australian T20 tournament

Rashid Khan, the world's No 1 T20 bowler, will be back for the Adelaide Strikers. His return follows the signings of England batsman Dawid Malan by the Hobart Hurricanes and Afghan allrounder Mohammad Nabi by the Melbourne Renegades.

Former Australia cricketer and coach Darren Lehmann to undergo heart bypass surgery after suffering chest pains

Lehmann, who turned 50 on Wednesday was on the Gold Coast to watch his son Jake captain the Cricket Australia XI against the touring England Lions at Metricon Stadium.

AB de Villiers' return to international cricket gains speed after Proteas superstar says he 'would love to play' T20 World Cup in Australia

Known as 'Mr. 360', De Villiers said he "would love to" take part in the upcoming World Cup and thereby hinted at a possibility of him coming out of retirement to play for South Africa.

Watch: Matthew Renshaw, Tom Banton's catch to dismiss Matthew Wade in controversial fashion during BBL match

On the final ball of the 15th over, Wade, intending to go for a six, smashed a Ben Cutting delivery towards Matthew Renshaw at long on. Renshaw, however, almost lost balance but managed to throw the ball into the air before stepping beyond the boundary line, and batted the ball to Tom Banton, who completed the catch safely in the field of play.

Big Bash League: Glenn Maxwell celebrates massive payday at IPL auction with whirlwind 83 for Melbourne Stars

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Friday smashed a scintillating 83 off 39 balls for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, a day after being picked by Kings XI Punjab for a whopping Rs 10.75 crore at the IPL auction.