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Jemimah played a big role in India’s ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 title win. In the semifinal against Australia, she remained unbeaten on 127 runs.
Jemimah Rodrigues played a big role in India’s Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 title win. (Picture Credit: AP)
Jemimah Rodrigues played a big role in India’s first-ever Women’s ODI World Cup title win. The Mumbai-based right-handed batter scored an unbeaten century in the second semifinal played against Australia at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 30. Her 127-run knock helped India chase down the target of 339 runs against the seven-time champions and book a place in the summit clash, where Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. defeated South Africa by 52 runs on November 2.
After playing a big role in India’s title win, Jemimah met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday (November 7), and after the felicitation ceremony where she received a cash prize of Rs 2.50 crore, she spoke to reporters and added that India’s World Cup win will do massive things for women’s cricket in India.
“I think this win for us is going to do massive things for women’s cricket in India. It was just the boost we needed. The pay parity coming in by BCCI and the WPL coming in — already the women’s cricket had picked up. But now it is going to go to a whole new level… I can’t wait to see what is going to happen. In India, cricket is a religion. But what I am excited to see is fathers coming with their daughters and saying that they want their daughters to play cricket or any dream they want to follow…,” Jemimah said.
#WATCH | Mumbai: After meeting Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues who was a part of World Cup-winning Women’s Cricket Team, says, “…I think this win for us is going to do massive things for India. It was just the boost we needed. The pay parity coming… pic.twitter.com/NSwitzqITm— ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2025
“A lot of gratitude to the Maharashtra State Govt, especially CM. Thank you. When you work hard and when you get rewarded for it, it feels special… I think it was our collective dream. When Sachin Tendulkar and Team India won the World Cup, his house and mine were next to each other. I saw him from my balcony, and there was a huge crowd in Bandra. His car could not even move. I was 11 years old… That time it was a dream that I wanted to win the World Cup. I can’t believe that now this dream is becoming a reality…” she added.
November 07, 2025, 16:39 IST
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