The Melbourne Stars announced the signing of Rodrigues in early September. The Mumbai-based batter represented Melbourne Renegades last year and amassed a total of 333 runs at a strike rate of over 113. Rodrigues also happens to be the first Indian woman cricketer to play for the Stars.
ICC Women's Rankings: India's Jemimah Rodrigues has jumped to eight spot in the latest ICC Women's ranking while Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have maintained their places in the Top 10
Jemimah Rodrigues was India's second highest run-scorer in the tournament, having scored 146 runs.
Jemimah has been going through a very patch lately, but the Indian team management will be happy that she is peaking at the right time which will allow India to have better chances to grab the prestigious CWG gold medal.
Coming in at number five, Rodrigues did not succumb to the pressure created by the Sri Lankan bowlers and scored some crucial runs, hitting three fours and a six.
ICC Women's World Cup 2022: Mithali Raj will continue to lead the side with Harmanpreet Kaur as her deputy. The side also includes veterans Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami and the young Shafali Verma among others.
Jemimah Rodrigues stole the thunder from her Indian teammate Smriti Mandhana as Melbourne Renegades defeated Sydney Thunder by nine runs in the Women's Big Bash league.
Jemimah scored three half-centuries for Northern Super Chargers in the 'Hundred' which helped her regain confidence after failures against South Africa at home and England in the away series.
India scored at a quick clip to reach 131 for 4 in 15.2 overs and were looking good for a total of around 165 plus when heavy rains put paid to the hopes of a complete game.
It will be a debut season for the 21-year-old Rodrigues, beginning October 14. Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav have been signed up by Sydney Sixers.
Jemimah Rodrigues scored 57 off 44 deliveries against London Spirit, but the Superchargers conceded a seven-wicket defeat in the game.
India's Jemimah Rodrigues is putting up a show at The Hundred, continuing on her impressive form to score a half-century against London Spirit in the match 17 of the tournament.
Rodrigues had a lean patch through the home series against South Africa and the recently concluded limited-overs matches in England.
Mandhana, the Indian T20 vice captain, is set to form a devastating opening partnership with England's Danni Wyatt at Southern Brave.
In the form of a heartfelt note, India's star batter Jemimah Rodrigues has thanked the previous generation of women cricketers who laid the foundation for the team that it has become today.
The 20-year-old joins her T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, opener Shafali Verma and all-rounder Deepti Sharma in the 100-ball tournament.
With 744 rating points, Verma is behind leader Beth Mooney (748) of Australia while Mandhana has 693 points.
Mandhana will lead the Trailblazers, while Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj will be leading the Supernovas and Velocity teams respectively.
Jemimah Rodrigues, who is one of the mainstays of the Indian women's cricket team, cannot wait to get back to the field.
Countries such as Australia and England organised T20 tournaments for women to develop the game and Rodrigues believes the same will happen in India if there's a women's IPL.
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