RECORD ALERT: Jemimah Rodrigues’ first international century powers India to their highest ever total in women’s ODIs | Cricket News
It was a record-breaking day in Rajkot for the Indian women’s cricket team as a solid batting display, led by Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 102 off just 91 balls, powered the hosts to a massive 370 for five against Ireland in the second ODI on Sunday.
It is now the highest ODI total for Indian women, breaking the previous best of 358/2, which was also against Ireland in Potchefstroom, scored in 2017. Just recently, they had equalled that tally with 358/5 v West Indies in Vadodara.
Opting to bat, Smriti Mandhana (73) and Pratika Rawal (67) forged a 156-run stand for the opening wicket. It’s already their 100-plus opening stand in just their fifth match together at the top of the order. They have now scored 468 runs as a pair at an average of 93.60 per partnership.
But the headline belonged to Rodrigues as she scored her first-ever international century. Rodrigues and Harleen Deol (89) added another 183 for the third wicket.
“It has been a long wait to get this hundred,” Rodrigues said after her knock that included 12 fours. “Glad that the team gave me a role at No. 4 and I could deliver. Today, the important thing for me was to be till the 50th over. Getting runs is not a problem, I am good at that, but being till the end was important and glad I could do that.”
For Ireland, Orla Prendergast (2/75), Arlene Kelly (2/82) and Georgina Dempsey (1/42) were among wickets.
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