The legendary 25-year-old Indian international cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues, has been nothing short of a powerhouse of talent and courage when it comes to leading the Indian national women’s cricket team across all formats of international cricket. Throughout his star-studded international cricketing journey, Jemimah Rodrigues has been a part of the Indian squad that clinched the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, the Women’s Asia Cup in 2022, the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games and the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The middle order batter for the Indian women’s national cricket team, Jemimah Rodrigues was passionate about playing professional cricket and representing India on an international level. From being Mumbai’s under-19 skipper at the age of nineteen to powering her team into an ODI World Cup final under excruciating and unimaginable pressure, Jemmimah’s cricket journey has undoubtedly been one of the most inspiring ones.
In this article we will take a look at the top four milestones in the cricketing journey of Jemmimah.
Top 4 Milestones in Jemimah Rodrigues’ Cricket Rise
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Jemmimah’s Dominance at the Under-19 Scene
At the young age of seventeen, Jemimah Rodrigues made her debut against Saurashtra in a one-day under-19 match and left the fans and selectors absolutely stunned with her dynamic and downright sensational innings of 202 runs. From effortless sweeps to fluent footwork, Jemimah announced her arrival in professional cricket with the utmost courage and elegance, which attracted enormous attention from the millions of fans of women’s cricket from every nook and corner of the world, as well as the selectors of the Indian national women’s cricket team. The double century scored by Jemimah in the one-day under-19 match against Saurashtra is often hailed as one of the most glorious milestones in her cricketing journey so far.
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Fearless Half-Century Against Australia in ODI
Often hailed as one of the most crucial batters in India’s dominant batting lineup, Jemmimah Rodrigues registered her career’s first half-century in the ODI format against Australia on 28 December 2023 and scored a record total of 82 runs off 72 deliveries, assisting India in posting a massive total of 282 runs at the loss of eight wickets.
Jemmimah displayed her unmatched brilliance on the field throughout the match and excellently rotated the strike in the middle overs, ensuring that India kept moving ahead on the scoreboard against the deadly bowling attack of the Australian bowlers. Jemmimah’s unmatched courage and fearless approach while tackling Australia’s ruthless bowling attack left the fans absolutely stunned and also garnered her immense fame and recognition from all over the world.
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Jemmimah’s Maiden ODI Century
Jemmimah Rodrigues created headlines for smashing her career’s maiden ODI century against Ireland in Rajkot on January 12, 2025. The legendary Indian international cricketer Jemmimah scored a commanding total of 102 runs off just 92 deliveries. From Arlene Kelly’s unmatched spin attack to Orla Prendergast’s ruthless pacers, Jemmimah proved to be a walking nightmare for the bowling unit of Ireland throughout the match.
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Jemmimah’s maiden ODI century against Ireland not only proved her calibre on an international level but also established her as one of the most dynamic and reliable batters of the middle order in the Indian national women’s cricket team. Owing to her ground-breaking innings against Ireland, Jemmimah made her spine-chilling entry into the top 20 of the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings for the first time in her professional cricket journey.
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2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup
The Indian national women’s cricket team undoubtedly created history in 2025 and claimed the country’s first-ever Women’s World Cup title. Jemmimah delivered numerous sensational and match-winning performances throughout the tournament, including a roaring innings of 127 runs off 134 deliveries against the defending champions Australia. Additionally, Jemmimah Rodrigues also shared a crucial 167-run partnership with captain Harmanpreet Kaur and was honoured with the prestigious Player of the Match award. Jemmimah concluded the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup with a record total of 292 runs at an average of 58.40 including one century and a half-century. Jemmimah’s spine-chilling performance in the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup boosted her ICC Women’s ODI batting ranking.
