Bevon Jacobs Joins Brisbane Heat For Short-Term BBL Deal

Bevon Jacobs playing for New Zealand (Source: AFP Photos)Bevon Jacobs will make his first-ever Big Bash League (BBL) appearance in the upcoming season. Two-time BBL champions Brisbane Heat signed the 24-year-old Kiwi international, and he has been picked for their first three matches of BBL 2026/27.Jacobs, who previously played for South Brisbane in the KFC T20 Max competition in 2024, joined the Heat as a short-term replacement for Tom Curran, who will be unavailable during the first half of the competition due to family commitments.Bevon Jacobs Set For BBL DebutJacobs, a hard-hitting middle-order batter, will likely make his BBL debut at the Gabba on December 15 against the Sydney Sixers. After that, he will play against the Hobart Hurricanes at Ninja Stadium (December 17) and the Melbourne Renegades at Junction Oval (December 21).Curran, meanwhile, will join the Heat before the Boxing Day match against his old club, the Sydney Sixers, in Sydney.KFC Big Bash League @BBL JUST IN: New Zealand big hitter Bevon Jacobs has joined the Brisbane Heat as an international replacement player for #BBL16 🇳🇿 Oct 9, 2026, 5:32 AM “We knew Tom Curran was going to be unavailable for the start of the competition while he is with his family and we identified there was an opportunity to add some batting depth for the opening games,’’ Queensland Cricket’s General Manager - High Performance, Bennett King said in a statement.ALSO READHaris Rauf To Switch From Melbourne Stars To Adelaide Strikers For BBL 2026/27: Report“Bevon has been on our recruiting lists since he showed his power and skill in the KFC T20 Max a few seasons ago and it’s been exciting to see him earn his first international caps since then,’’ he added.Jacobs To Miss Plunket Shield For BBL 2026/27In New Zealand’s domestic circuit, Jacobs represents Auckland. They have a match in the Plunket Shield, New Zealand’s primary red-ball competition, against Central Districts on December 15.Courtesy of a short BBL stint, Jacobs will miss the Auckland vs Central Districts fixture.Notably, Mumbai Indians signed Bevon Jacobs for INR 30 lakh during the IPL 2025 auction. He has also represented Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).Brisbane Heat Squad For BBL 2026/27 (So Far)Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Tom Curran, Lachlan Hearne, Bevon Jacobs, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Michael Neser, Nathan McSweeney, Matthew Renshaw, Tim Robinson, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Jack WildermuthALSO READWhy Was Bhuvneshwar Kumar Picked For IND vs NZ Series? Sitanshu Kotak Reveals