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Biography of Jemimah Rodrigues

Jemimah Rodrigues is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented her country in the limited edition format (ODI and T20I), as a middle batsman. As a teenager, he made his debut for India in February 2018, aged 17, in a T20I match against South Africa. In the Indian national circuit,

She has played for his hometown Mumbai in all three categories. A devastating batsman in the shorter form of the game, she represented the Trailblazers (2018) and Supernovas (2019-Present) in the Women’s T20 Challenge, an annual Indian T20 tournament that began in 2018 as a special event to showcase women’s cricket during the IPL (Indian Premier League). In 2019, he also played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the KSL (Kia Super League).

Jemimah Rodrigues Family

Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues was born in a Catholic family. Jemimah’s father, Ivan Rodrigues is a former cricket coach and Jemimah’s long-time coach. His mother, Lavita Rodrigues is a teacher in Mumbai.

Jemimah Rodrigues has two brothers, Enoch Rodrigues and Eli Rodrigues.

Jemimah Rodrigues Early Life

Jemimah Rodrigues is an Indian cricketer who plays All-rounder for the Indian women’s cricket team. Jemimah started playing cricket when she was 6 years old. Jemimah Rodrigues also plays for the Mumbai team in the national team. Jemimah Rodrigues was born on September 5, 2000 in Bhandup, Mumbai. Jemimah studied at St. Joseph’s Convent High School, Mumbai.

Later, Jemimah went to Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce to pursue B.COM. Jemimah also played football in her college and in a match against the Saurashtra team she scored an impressive 202 off 163 balls.

ODI Carrer

Following her domestic woes, Jemimah got her first India call-up for India’s Australia tour in March 2018. She got her first ODI cap from Harmanpreet Kaur in Vadodara. However, Rodrigues faced a tough task as he scored just 1 in 8 before being caught by Wellington.

However, in the next game, Jemimah responded with a strong 42 against Vadodara. On January 24, 2019, Jemimah scored her first half-century, an unbeaten 81 runs, against Australia. Jemimah scored two more half-centuries – 55 against South Africa and 69 against the West Indians. Both arrived within a month.

In a total of 16 innings, Rodrigues scored 372 runs at an average of 24.80 and a strike rate of 73.80.

Jemimah Rodrigues at the World Cup

Jemimah Rodrigues made her T20 World Championship debut at the age of 18. In her first match, Jemimah scored 59 against New Zealand women. In the final race, Jemimah scored 93 points.

However, he could not emulate his performance in the final as India lost to Australia. Jemimah also participated in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. The Mumbaikar scored 26 from 33 and moved India to 132 in the last over of 2018. However, Indian women got their revenge by beating Australia by 115 runs.

In the second match against Bangladesh, Jemimah came up with 1-16 when wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatiya departed. Jemimah followed suit, as did Shefali Verma and Captain Harmanpreet Kaur. He moved India to the 100 mark before being dismissed due to confusion with Veda Krishnamurthy.

Interesting facts, anecdotes and records about Jemimah Rodrigues

1) Jemimah Rodrigues was born and raised in Bhandup with her older brothers Enoch and Eli. They moved to Bandra to get a better stadium.

2) Jemimah’s father, Ivan Rodrigues, is also her coach. She educates the girls in the same school as her daughter and in the academy. Ivan started a girls’ cricket team at school, and in the first year they managed to make it to the finals.

3) The youngster is not only good at cricket but also at hockey. He represented Maharashtra at the under-17 level. He considered pursuing the Indian national team, but turned again to cricket.

4) Jemimah caught the eye when she became the second woman to achieve the double century mark after Smriti Mandhana. He scored 202 off 163 balls against Saurashtra in Aurangabad in 2017.

5) Jemimah Rodrigues made her T20I debut against South Africa in South Africa in 2018. Her father was also present when she received her cap. Rodrigues has failed his 12th Test since being selected for India’s first tour of South Africa.