Jemima played an unbeaten inning of 127 runs in the semi-finals.
Jemimah Rodrigues: The Indian team has done wonders in the history of women’s cricket, which hardly anyone would have expected. After 8 years, Team India once again ousted the defending champion Australia by defeating them in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. But Team India achieved this feat by achieving the world record target of 339 runs and its star was Jemimah Rodriguez, who played the biggest innings of her career and scored a memorable century and returned only after taking the team to the finals.
In this match played in Navi Mumbai, Team India had a difficult target of scoring 339 runs. The Indian team had never before achieved a target of more than 200 in the World Cup. Then by 59 runs, Team India had lost the wickets of both its openers. But after this, Jemimah Rodriguez and captain Harmanpreet Kaur made a partnership of 167 runs, which not only brought Team India back but also led the team to victory by scoring a century.
Jemima found out 5 minutes ago
But the result of this match could have been different if Team India had not changed a decision. After the end of the match, Jemima became very emotional and tearfully revealed that she was not destined to play at number three. Jemima told, “I didn’t know that I would bat at number three. I was scheduled to play at number five. But when I went to take a bath, I told them to let me know if there was any change. Just 5 minutes before entering the field, I was told that I would play at number three.”
Was dropped from the team
It is also a matter of coincidence that Harleen Deol was batting at number 3 before Jemima and due to this, Jemima was dropped for a match in the middle of the World Cup. Then coach Amol Majumdar had said that Harleen will continue to play at number-3. But not only did Jemima return to the playing-11, but Harleen Deol was dropped in the semi-finals.
After this, Jemima was placed at number 3. Jemima proved this decision absolutely right and by coming at number 3, she played a memorable inning of 127 runs and took the team to the finals in just 48.3 overs, achieving success in the world record run chase. This was the third century of Jemima’s ODI career and her first century in the World Cup, which she and the fans will hardly be able to forget.