Gemimah Rodrigues

Women’s WC: Touch of Fesus? Religious Rodrigues scripts extraordinary night

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Jemimah Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls for only her third century

(PTI)

The runs flowed, and so did the emotions. Jemimah Rodrigues didn't celebrate her hundred. ‘There was no fist pump, no roar.

‘The smile and tears of joy came only after the winning hit, in a record-breaking chase that sent India storming into their second Women's World Cup final.

Rodrigues stood still for a moment, her eyes glistening under the floodlights. ‘This was more than just a matchwinning hundred — it was a moment of deliverance.

The emotions, unknown anxiety had probably pent up inside her for the longest time and the devout Christian that she is, it was only faith in Jesus Christ that saw Jemimah play one of the greatest innings played in the history of a knockout World Cup game.