Women’s Asia Cup 2022: On her return from an harm lay-off, Jemimah Rodrigues posted her highest T20I rating as India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs of their opening match of the event in Sylhet on Saturday.
Jemimah Rodrigues appeared in tremendous contact in India’s win over Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2022 (AFP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSJemimah Rodrigues posted her highest-ever T20I ratingThe star batter hit 11 boundaries and a six for her 53-ball 76India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs on Saturday
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed delight for Harmanpreet Kaur’s return to type of their opening match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 towards Sri Lanka in Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium on Saturday, October 1. The star batter returned to type on her comeback from an harm that had saved her out of aggressive motion for a few months.
Jemimah Rodrigues hit 53-ball 76, her highest T20I rating to assist India seal a 41-run win over Sri Lanka and start their Asia Cup 2022 marketing campaign in model. India acquired off to a shaky begin as they misplaced their in-form openers Smriti Mandhana (6) and Shafali Verma (10) within the powerplay.
However, Jemimah and captain Harmanpreet Kaur stitched a 92-run stand for the third wicket that propelled India in the direction of a more-than-competitive whole. India managed simply 35 runs within the final 4 overs however Harmanpreet and Jemimah’s partnership did the job for them.
Jemimah hit 11 boundaries and a six for her 76 as he appeared as fluent as she had been earlier than her harm break. The younger batter was dominated out of India’s limited-overs collection in England as a result of a hand harm she had picked up after the Commonwealth Games marketing campaign.
“After losing two wickets when I went to bat, Jemi played well and we strung a good partnership. She worked well in the NCA and were happy to see her play well. I do feel we were short by 10-20 runs. If Jemi and I continued, we could have closed in on 200. But this is a learning process,” captain Harmanpreet Kaur stated.
WAS EAGER TO PLAY
Jemimah has been in tremendous type for India in limited-overs cricket ever since her return following the World Cup snub. The younger batter stated she was eager on regaining full health after selecting up the hand harm and that she had labored laborious on the National Cricket Academy over the previous couple of weeks.
“I was eager to play, after not touching the bat for six weeks. But my parents, coaches and the staff helped me to recover, so thanks to them. I would like to thank Mumbai where it’s hot, so I got acclimatised to it. I had plans and had prepared well to play on slow, turning tracks which helped to express myself today,” Jemimah stated.
The star batter additionally stated that India will look to maintain enhancing and take confidence from the opening day’s win. The former champions will tackle Malaysia of their subsequent group stage match on Monday earlier than taking up the UAE on Tuesday.
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