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Last Update: February 13, 2023, 07:14 IST
Jemima Rodrigues played match winning innings against Pakistan (AFP Image)
Jemimah Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 53, studded with 8 fours, as India registered a 7-wicket win over Pakistan.
Flamboyant batsman Jemimah Rodrigues excited after guidance India With a crucial 7-wicket win over arch-rivals and neighbors Pakistan in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Match. Jemimah played an intelligent innings of 53 runs in 38 balls and helped India chase down the target of 150 runs. The talented batsman came in the middle in the last over of the powerplay and held on till the end to get India over the line.
It was a tough chase as Pakistan put India under pressure with some tight bowling in the middle overs but after the dismissal of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Rodrigues joined hands with Richa Ghosh. Both shared a 58-run partnership for the fourth wicket, which helped India register an important victory.
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Rodrigues said the plan was deep for the game but said she had faith in herself and Richa to lead the Women in Blue to victory.
“I don’t know what to say. I knew to build a partnership, take it deep and we’ll end the chase. Richa and I put together a partnership against Bangladesh and we could do that today. This innings really stood out to me.” I haven’t been scoring runs for a while, but I’m sticking to the processes,” Rodrigues said after being named player of the match.
The 22-year-old hit 8 fours during his 38-ball innings and chased down the target with one boundary after another.
Rodrigues thanked God and dedicated the special knock to his parents, who were present at the stadium.
“God is grateful, he takes care of the rest. I want to dedicate this to my parents, they are here at the stadium. This knock goes to them. We just needed 10 overs per over, we won over Were going and we knew he would bowl a loose ball, so that’s what we had to punish,” he said.
The stylish batsman suggested that the win will help the team as they now need to carry on the momentum to progress further in the tournament.
“We knew if we stayed till the end we would win. We are very happy that we have won it, the momentum is on our side and now we just need to do the simple things correctly and consistently,” he concluded. Removed
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