The 2019–20 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by

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and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished first on the WBBL05 ladder. They proceeded to defeat the

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in the

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by six wickets, successfully defending their WBBL04 title to claim a second consecutive championship. Keeper-batter

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again earned Player of the Final honours, while

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won the Heat's Most Valuable Player award.

Squad

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the beginning of the WBBL, 05 signing period. The Heat made several personnel changes in the lead-up to the season: *

replaced Peter McGiffin as head coach. *

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signed with the

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to establish herself as a

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—a role already occupied at Brisbane by

. *

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opted to "pursue a fresh challenge" with a move to the

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. * Vacant roster spots were subsequently allocated to young Queensland locals Charli Knott and Lilly Mills. * South African duo

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and

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were not re-signed for WBBL, 05. * Overseas marquee positions were filled by New Zealanders

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and

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. The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including

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, batting strike rate,

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and stumpings) for the season.

Ladder

Fixtures

''All times are local time''

Regular season

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Knockout phase

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Statistics and awards

* Most runs:

– 743 ''(2nd in the league)'' * Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 86 (57) vs

, 27 November * Most wickets:

– 21 ''(2nd in the league)'' * Best bowling figures in an innings: Jess Jonassen – 4/13 (4 overs) vs

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* Most catches: Mikayla Hinkley – 7 ''(equal 9th in the league)'' * Player of the Match awards: ** Jess Jonassen – 5 ** Beth Mooney – 3 **

– 2 **

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– 1 * Heat Most Valuable Player: Jess Jonassen * WBBL, 05 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney ''(2nd)'', Jess Jonassen ''(5th)'' * WBBL, 05 Team of the Tournament: Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney,

''(coach)'' * Player of the Final: Beth Mooney

References

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