India Women’s National Cricket Team batter Jemimah Rodrigues came up with a magnificent effort with the bat in the ongoing second ODI against the Ireland Women’s National Cricket Team. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
Jemimah Rodrigues was the star performer for the India Women’s National Cricket Team in the ongoing match against Ireland with the bat. The right-hander produced a staggering effort with the bat and made sure that she helped her team put a big total on the board in what is a virtual series decider.
Jemimah Rodrigues plays a magical innings, slams her maiden ton
Rodrigues, who walked out to bat at No.4, cashed on the start given by the top order. The middle-order batter looked in fine touch right from the start. She oozed her class with the bat and played some brilliant strokes in her innings, putting the Ireland bowlers under pressure.
Rodrigues first slammed a solid half-century, and after that, she didn’t look back. She took the attack to the Ireland Women’s National Cricket Team bowlers and smashed them all over the park. The wait for maiden ton then finally ended for her as she reached the milestone in 90 balls.
Jemimah Rodrigues hit her maiden ton and what caught the attention of many was her celebrations. She removed her helmet and used her bat like a guitar in celebration. The Indian dressing room, along with the support staff, stood up on their feet to applaud the effort.
Jemimah Rodrigues comes up with a unique celebration after hitting a ton
Here’s the video:
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Jemimah Rodrigues ended with an innings of 102 runs off 91 balls as she was back in the hut in the last over of the innings. The right-hander batted with a strike rate of over 112 and also hit 12 fours during her knock. Her effort saw India Women’s National Cricket Team posting a big total of 370 runs.
This means a lot, It’s been a long wait to get this hundred – Jemimah Rodrigues
Talking about her innings, Jemimah Rodrigues said that it means a lot to her as she waited for a very long time to get her ton. She said that she wanted to be there for the team till the last over. She also talked about her 183-run partnership with Harleen Deol (89). Speaking after the innings, she said:
“This means a lot. It’s been a long wait to get this hundred. More than anything else, I’m just glad that the team gave me a role at number four and I was able to live up to that. Today the most important thing for me was to be there till the 50th over. Because I know that getting runs is not a problem. I’m very good at getting runs.
“But it is just that feel of batting till the end – that was the thought process, and I’m glad I was able to do that. The hundred just came along. Initially, I took some time getting used to the conditions. I know at any moment I can accelerate, I have that game. But it was important for me to stay there. While I was doing that, Harleen kept telling me “just keep playing, keep playing”.
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