Jemimah Rodrigues
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Indian women’s team batter Jemimah Rodrigues credited The Hundred for playing a significant role in the development of her career. 

Rodrigues played for the Northern Superchargers Women in the inaugural edition and finished the tournament as the second most run-getter with 249 runs in seven innings at 41.50 and a strike rate of 150.90. Her best outing was the 43-ball unbeaten 92 against Welsh Fire as her side chased down the total of 132 in just 85 balls. 

The Hundred has been a blessing in my life: Jemimah Rodrigues

Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues [Image-Twitter]
The Mumbai batter started her second season with the Northern Superchargers with a fifty (51 in 32 balls) in their first game against Oval Invincibles Women at Kennington Oval on Thursday (August 11). 

She was involved in a 66-run stand with South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt (49 in 39 balls). However, the duo’s efforts went in vain as Invincibles bagged a nine-wicket win on the back of Lauren Winfield-Hill’s spectacular undefeated 74-run knock. 

“The Hundred has been a blessing in my life, honestly. Because last time I remember playing the Hundred, the previous series for me hadn’t gone really well. I was very low on confidence also. I was not sure if I would make it back to the team again,” Rodrigues said ahead of the match. 

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“But then getting to play the Hundred and scoring and doing well. It doesn’t matter which match it is, if the batter scores runs, the batter gets confidence, and the Hundred has given me that. Because in the end, it’s about confidence. And also, I am also very familiar with the conditions here (England). That also gives me a boost to come out here and do well,” she added.

Jemimah Rodrigues in CWG 2022

Rodrigues is coming fresh from a brilliant run in the recently concluded Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, where she accumulated 146 runs in five innings at 73, the second best average in the tournament after Australia’s Ashleigh Garner (96).

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