Jemimah Rodrigues’ Century Leads India to New ODI High

Jemimah Rodrigues’ Century: Women’s team India is playing an ODI series against Ireland at home. The second ODI of this series is being played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Team India won the toss in the match. Captain Smriti Mandhana decided to bat.

Smriti’s batting decision was rightly judged by her teammates. Jemimah Rodrigues scored a century as Team India scored 370 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. Team India broke their record with this.

Jemimah Rodrigues’ Century Guides India to Record-Breaking Win

Jemimah scored 102 runs in 91 balls at a strike rate of 112.08. Jemimah hit 12 boundaries during this. Jemimah ended a 7 year wait with this century. It became Jemimah Rodrigues’ first century in her international career. Jemimah made her T20I debut in February 2018 and her ODI debut on 12 March 2018. Then in 2025, Jemimah scored her first international century.

GUITAR CELEBRATION BY JEMIMAH RODRIGUES AFTER HER MAIDEN HUNDRED. 🎸 pic.twitter.com/7sn13YqEuL

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India Sets New ODI Record as Jemimah Rodrigues Hits Maiden Century

Meanwhile, Team India broke their record with 370 runs. This became the highest score of Team India in ODI cricket. The women’s brigade had earlier scored 358 runs in ODIs against West Indies and Ireland. Women’s team India scored 358 runs for the loss of 5 wickets against West Indies on 24 December 2024. Against Ireland on 15 May 2017, he scored 358 for the loss of 2 wickets.

Meanwhile, Team India is leading 1-0 in the 3-match series. Now Team India has won the second match and will also make this series in its name.

Team India Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasbanis, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Saili Satghare, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Titus Sadhu.

Ireland Playing XI: Gabby Lewis (captain), Sarah Forbes, Coulter Reilly (wicketkeeper), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delaney, Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Georgina Dempsey, Alana Dalzell, Freya Sargent