Jemimah Rodrigues six: The Indian batter appears to have regained form with her maiden half-century in The Hundred.
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During the fourth match of the ongoing inaugural season of The Hundred (Women’s) between Northern Supercharger and Welsh Fire in Headingley, Northern Supercharger batter Jemimah Rodrigues is playing a gem of an innings to power her team towards a victory in their first match of the season.
Chasing a 131-run target, Rodrigues opened the batting with captain Lauren Winfield-Hill (0) only to single-handedly keep her team in the hunt. Having struggled for form at the highest level of late, Rodrigues appears to have regained her lost touch on the back of a match-winning half-century.
Rodrigues, who was among the runs from the word go by hitting a couple of boundaries, stepped out to Welsh Fire spinner Bryony Smith on the 29th ball to hit the first six of the innings. On a delivery which was in her arc, Rodrigues dispatched it over long-off with disdain.
Despite Supercharger losing wickets at regular intervals, Rodrigues not just held one end but also found boundaries at a constant pace. It was on balls 58-60 that Rodrigues hit three consecutive boundaries off Nicole Harvey to reach the 50-run mark.
Rodrigues, 20, ended up scoring a magnificent 92* (43) with the help of 17 fours and a six as the hosts sealed the chase on the 85th delivery.
Asked to bat first by Winfield-Hill, Welsh Fire had scored 130/8 in 100 balls in the first innings. With bowling figures of 20-11-14-3, Linsey Smith was the pick of the bowlers for the home team and was well-supported by the likes of Katie Lavick and Alice Davidson-Richards who picked a couple of wickets each.
Jemimah Rodrigues six in Superchargers vs Fire The Hundred 2021 match
That is spectacular, @JemiRodrigues! 🙌#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/ZfIatrdOpC
— The Hundred (@thehundred) July 24, 2021
How Twitterati reacted:
Jemimah Rodrigues is now my favourite player! 💫#TheHundred
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) July 24, 2021
Stunning knock from Jemimah Rodrigues, the highest score of competition so far 🙌
Runs: 9️⃣2️⃣*
Balls: 4️⃣3️⃣
Fours: 1️⃣7️⃣
Sixes: 1️⃣#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/Pb7NCUrdUm— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) July 24, 2021
Mirabai Chanu to start the day and Jemimah Rodrigues to end it…perfect Saturday…Indian girls rule sporting fields world over
— Chandresh Narayanan (@chand2579) July 24, 2021
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