New Delhi
Indian women’s cricket team’s star batsman Jemimah Rodrigues died in the field of Rajkot on Sunday. In the second ODI against Ireland, he scored 102 runs in 91 balls with the help of 12 fours. This is the first century of 24-year-old Jemima’s international career. On the basis of his century, India scored 370/5 and created a great record. This is India’s highest score in women’s ODI cricket. India broke its 8 year old record. India had scored 358/2 in 2017. Even then Team India had made this record in front of Ireland team.
Indian team had an excellent start after winning the toss and coming to bat first. Captain Smriti Mandhana made a partnership of 156 runs with Pratika Rawal for the first wicket. This partnership broke when Mandhana was out in the 19th over. Mandhana scored 73 runs in 54 balls. He hit 10 fours and 2 sixes. Raval scored 67 runs in 60 balls, which included 8 fours and a six. Raval lost his wicket in the 20th over. After this, Jemima and Harleen Deol took charge in a brilliant manner. Both of them made a strong partnership of 183 runs for the third wicket. Harli was out in the 48th over.
Harleen scored 89 runs in 84 balls. He hit 12 fours. Jemima completed her century by hitting a four on the second ball of the 50th over bowled by Arlene Kelly and was bowled on the third ball. Jemima had to wait for 41 matches to score her century in ODIs. He has six half-centuries to his name. He completed his century by hitting a four against medium pace bowler Arlene Kelly. He celebrated the century by making a gesture of playing the guitar with his bat.
However, Jemimah was bowled on the next ball. For Ireland, Kelly and Orla Prendergast took two wickets each while Georgina Dempsey took one wicket. Jemima told Sports 18 about scoring a century, “Had to wait a long time to complete this century. I am happy that the team gave me the role at number four and I could perform well. Today, it was important for me to stay at the crease till the 50th over. Scoring runs is not a problem for me, I am in the rhythm of it but it was important to stay at the crease till the end and I am happy that I could do that.
