While South Africa vs India first Test in Capetown grabbing millions of eyeballs, 17-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues ꦜwas taking on India Red bowlers in the Ch🐬allengers Series 2018.
The teenage sensation made batting look easy with her copy-book drives. Rodrigues did no𒆙t hold back as she stepped out against spinners, played the ball on full and took over the fiel⛄ders inside the 30-yard circle.
The levels of precision are high in the youngster 𒐪as 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. She knows how to shift gears𓆉 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 quickfire knock of 44 from 31 balls and guided her team to an 8-wicket victo🍬ry 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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Tw🦹itterati too seemed iꦫmpressed by Rodrigues knock:
It was a treat to watch Jemimah Rodrigues 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)
V🌊ery few players make you happy with the way they play, Jemimah Rodrigue👍s is surely one of them!
— BCCIWomenFC (@BCCIWomenFC)
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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, Football & bas𒀰ketball at school, U-19 Mumbai Cri꧃cket team captain. Is Jemimah Rodrigues the Elyse Perry of India?
— Yaduvanshi Ankit (@HumanYaduvanshi)
Jemimah i💮s a treat to watch.She shd be picked to play for India soon What a treat it will be to see her batting with Harman 😍😍
— justamoonflower (@moonlit__skies)
T🍨hat cover drive from Jemimah Rodrigues. So good to watch.
— Yash Lahoti (@YvLahoti)
Another 100 partnership between
— Mohammed Hafeez (@hafeezmohammed0)
Just 17 Years , Future of Indian Women's Cricket . Jemimah Rodrigues 🔥
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
