Senior Women's One-Day League: Top 5 performances so far

#1 Jemimah Rodrigues, 133* & 3/23 (Mumbai vs Bengal)

Jemimah Rodrigues sporting a smile during a practice game

Jemimah Rodrigues, the right-hand batswoman hails from Mumbai. The talented young Indian opener over her past performances has now established herself as a permanent fixture in the senior team. The 18-year-old batting prodigy has proved herself to be the next big thing in Indian women's cricket.

Many professionals have admired her technique and composure in recent times. Talking about her cricket, Jemimah can bat anywhere in the batting line-up and can fill in for any bowler who's having a bad day. She is a gun-fielder as well.

About the performance

The two heavyweights of the elite group B came face to face when the group stage was about to end and qualification was at stake. The equation was crystal clear to both the teams. Whoever wins, will move to the knockouts, and whoever loses will have to win the next game to qualify for the next round.

Bengal put up a competitive total of 194 runs in the pressure game, where Prativa (80) and Jhulan Goswami (43) were the major contributors to the final score. To halt the Bengali chariot, Mumbai tried as many as 8 bowlers, and indeed it worked to some extent. Jemimah registered 3/23 off her bowling.

Boasting over their past performances, Jhulan Goswami, the skipper of Bengal, was confident enough to pull off this low-scoring game. But the 18-year-old batting sensation, Jemimah Rodrigues had extremely different plans. While other batters were struggling to push past through the fielders, Jemimah was just slaughtering the bowlers at will.

Rodrigues was not only making batting look easy, but also let the Bengal bowlers feel weary. Scoring 133 not out in just 118 balls at a spectacular strike rate of 112.71 with 19 graceful boundaries backing it, it was just a wonderful example of the highest quality of batting on the show.

Jemimah is trending at no. 2 in the top scorers' chart with 435 runs in 8 innings, whereas at no. 21 in the top wicket-takers' chart. With more matches in her hand, she would definitely love to pile on more runs and take more wickets.