Jemimah Rodrigues had tears in her eyes after Australia were defeated in the semi-final match of the Women’s World Cup. These tears were of happiness, of faith and of turning dreams into reality. When the Indian team set out to chase the mountain-like score of 339 runs, the fans somehow felt that this might be impossible against a team like Australia. But Jemima standing at one end seemed possible. Wickets kept falling from the front end. But Jemima’s courage kept increasing.
Even when Jemima scored a century, she did not express any happiness. Because he knew that India’s victory was more important than this century. Country’s victory. Which will take him to the finals. Same thing happened. Jemima stayed till the end. He showed patience as well as enthusiasm. Finally, after playing an unbeaten inning of 127 runs, he took the ticket to the final.
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Jemima became emotional after the victory
Even during the match, when the camera went to Jemima, she was heard muttering something. She was praying to God for India’s victory. After the match, when the stadium echoed with the noise of India and Jemima, tears welled up in Jemima’s eyes.
What did Jemima say after the victory?
While receiving the title of Player of the Match after the victory, Jemima said, ‘I want to thank Jesus, because I could not have done it on my own. I want to thank my mother, father, coaches and all those people who believed in me this entire time. He said that I had only one goal. India has to win this match, because we had lost many times in such circumstances.
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What did Jemima say on the century?
Jemima said that today was not about my 50 or 100 runs. Today was about making India win. I know that luck favored me on some occasions, but I think God gave everything at the right time.
Was repeating lines from the Bible…
Jemima said that in the beginning I was just trying to maintain focus and talking to myself. But in the end, I was repeating a verse from the Bible, because my energy was gone, I was so tired. The line was, ‘Just stand firm, God will fight for you.’ I just stood there. And he fought for me.
Let us tell you that now the Indian team will have to compete against South Africa in the final. The Indian women’s team is in search of its first title. Before this, she had reached the finals in 2005 and 2017. But could not win the trophy.
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