While South Africa vs India first Test in Capetown grabbing millions of eyeballs, 17-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues was taking on India Red bowlers in the Challeng⛄ers Sꦑeries 2018.
The teenage sensation made batting look easy with her copy-book drives. Rodrigues did not hold back as she stepped out against spinners, played the 𒊎ball on full and took over the fielders inside the 30-yard circle.
The levels of precision are high in the youngster as she middles the ball and pierces the field. She scored 84 runs from 93 balls at a strike rate of 90.32. Her innings included 12 boundaries. S🃏he knows hꦕow to shift gears after playing herself in. She seemed to impress Mithali as well with her talent at such a young age opening for India Green.
Her innings eclipsed opener Punam Raut‘s innings of 84 runs from 124 balls. India Green skipper Anuja Patil played a quick✤fire knock of 44 from 31 balls and guided her team to an 8-wicket victory with 44 balls to🍸 spare.
WATCH highlights of India Green opener Jemimah Rodrigue's sparkling 93-ball 84 vs India Red in –
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Twitterati too seemed🎐 impressed by Rodrigues knock:
It was a treat t♚o watch Jemimah Rodrওigues bat! Just 17yrs old and already playing like a pro!
— BCCIWomenFC (@BCCIWomenFC)
This girl should be picked for .. I have no words..She is a star🌟�🌱�🌟
— justamoonflower (@moonlit__skies)
Very few players make you happy with the way🦹 they play, Jemimah Rodrigues is surely one of them!
— BCCIWomenFC (@BCCIWomenFC)
Fifty for
Very wall played girl!— Adwin (@IamADWIN)
In the battle of the 17-yr-olds, has asserted her dominance over so far in the game.
Both immensely talented, understated yet expressive personalities in starkly different ways; exciting prospects to look forward to in women's cricket— Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha)
National-level hockey player, Footba♍ll & basketball at sc𒁃hool, U-19 Mumbai Cricket team captain. Is Jemimah Rodrigues the Elyse Perry of India?
— Yaduvanshi Ankit (@HumanYaduvanshi)
Jemimah is a treat to watch.She shd be picked to play for India soon ꦇ What a treat it will be to see her batting with Harman 😍😍
— justamoonflower (@moonlit__skies)
That cover drive from Jemim♏ah Rodrigues. So good t🃏o watch.
— Yash Lahoti (@YvLahoti)
Another 100 partnership between
— Mohammed Hafeez (@hafeezmohammed0)
Just 17 Years , Future of Indian Women's Cricket . Jemimah Rodrigues 🔥
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
