The 26-year-old sat out India's opening group match, a seven-wicket win over Pakistan, due to a finger injury. But India's star opener appears set to return for the clash at Newlands having come through a pre-match training session unscathed.
Indian players Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma along with Australia captain Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals bought talented young players in the second half of the WPL 2023 Player Auction.
Smriti Mandhana was sold to the RCB. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was picked by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.8 crore, while UP Warriorz snapped ace all-rounder Deepti Sharma for Rs 2.60 crore. The charismatic Jemimah Rodrigues, who starred in India's victory over Pakistan in their opening match
The first buy of the WPL 2023 auction for Delhi Capitals was star India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, who has acquired for INR 2.2 crore. The Delhi Capitals also acquired India's U-19 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma for INR 2 crore.
India registered a thrilling seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in a humdinger of a match to start their Women's T20 World Cup with a win on Sunday at Newlands
India registered a thrilling seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in a humdinger of a match to start their Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday at Newlands.
Her father Sanjeev Verma stated that the chase was tricky and India needed a good opening stand to ensure the win. He also mentioned that Shafali scored 33 runs but the knock was pivotal in India's win.
Her mother expressed great pride, seeing her daughter donning the Indian jersey and playing her part in the team's matches. She wished that the Indian women's team win the T20 World Cup and that Renuka has brought glory to the people of Himachal Pradesh.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh struck an unbeaten partnership of 58 runs for the fourth wicket after the fall of captain Harmanpreet Kaur's wicket. Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 53 off 38 balls and Richa Ghosh scored an unbeaten 31 off 20 balls helping India chase down a 150-run target wit
India at one stage were in a spot of bother at 93/3 after the dismissal of captain Harmanpreet Kaur in 13.3 overs but Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh held their nerves to take the team beyond the finish line.