India’s favorite daughter right now is Jemimah Rodrigues, who won the Women’s World Cup semi-final against Australia in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 30. The defending champions’ run in the main event came to an end as the Women in Blue chased down a record 339-run target thanks to the right-handed batter’s undefeated 127 off 134 balls.
An emotional Jemimah spoke up after the game about how hard it was for her to cope with being left out of the starting lineup for the match against England earlier in the tournament. But in a simulated quarterfinal match against New Zealand, she hammered 76* off 55 balls upon her recovery.
Despite not getting to bat in the second match against Bangladesh, Jemimah outperformed the Australians.
Head coach Amol Muzumdar’s decision to bench Jemimah was commended by former India pacer Varun Aaron, who said it helped rekindle the 25-year-old’s passion.
“Great move by Amol Muzumdar because sometimes, as a coach, you need to identify who are these players who just need that little needle, who just need that little poke to ignite that fire, and that’s what he did with Jemi,” Aaron stated on Star Sports.
Jemimah has appeared more motivated since rejoining the team, according to the cricket player-turned-commentator, who believes she has a purpose to prove.
She’s zoned in and really concentrated after that drop. He continued, “I believe that all of that nervousness would have given way to sheer violence because sometimes you simply want to prove a point so badly when you are playing in a World Cup after being dropped from the last one.
On Sunday, November 2, India and South Africa will square off in the summit match at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. In a lopsided semi-final in Guwahati, the Proteas defeated England by 125 runs to advance to the finals.
South Africa and India had already played each other in the tournament. In 49.5 innings, Harmanpreet and company were dismissed for 251 in Visakhapatnam. With three wickets remaining in 48.5 overs, South Africa managed to pursue the goal.
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