Brisbane heat ceo terry svenson

Brisbane Heat CEO Terry Svenson: Brisbane Heat have been dealt a major blow with captain Jess Jonassen ruled out of the rest of the ongoing WBBL season due to a right shoulder surgery.

All-rounder Charli Knott will assume leadership duties for the final three matches of the season for the side, currently seated at the bottom of the points table, with no wins so far. The shoulder injury was also one of the main reasons behind Jess, the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder, pulling out of the recent WPL 2026 auction, held in New Delhi on Thursday.

"We had thought I could get through with the care and attention of our physio Jolandi Jacobs and the medical team, but that plan needed to change obviously as we got further into the competition."