Brisbane Heat have locked Colin Munro for next two seasons of Big Bash League (BBL). The southpaw was with the franchise with last two seasons but couldn’t feature all of the matches due to his commitments to other leagues as well.

Colin Munro
But his resigning means he'll be available for all the matches. Brisbane Heat CEO Terry Svenson welcomed the veteran left-handed Kiwi opener Munro, who has played more than 428 career T20 matches, including 47 BBL games for Sydney Sixers, Perth Scorchers and the Heat.

“Col has been great for the playing group in the two seasons he has been with us, and we are eager to work with him again across the entire BBL this summer and next,’’ he said.

“He and his family have enjoyed their summers with us, and we look forward to having them in Brisbane over the summer holiday period which is peak Big Bash time.

“He is a committed team man who puts the side first, as well as being a generous teammate and natural leader. Being able to call upon him as captain was something we valued last season and it is very encouraging to know he can provide his experience to us again for the next few years,’’ Svenson said.

Munro piled up 278 runs in BBL|12 including a top score of 98, and 224 runs last summer with his highest score 99*.

The New Zealand representative played Test, ODI and T20 Internationals between 2012 and 2020 for the Black Caps in his international career, which he officially called time upon prior to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.

Brisbane Heat BBL|14 Squad (to date): Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (Int), Michael Neser, James Pierson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson.