India, Nov. 3 -- Depending on which headline you caught on Friday, the day after India qualified for the finals, Jemimah Rodrigues was either India's phenomenon or the toast of the nation. Even the iconic Amul weighed in with Jem of an innings. Regardless of what happens at the Women's World Cup final on Sunday - and this is being written on Sunday morning-there is no going back for the 25-year-old batter from Bandra.

So many firsts and so much accomplished in the course of one Thursday night. An unbeaten 127 that took India to its highest ever run-chase of 339 in women's cricket. Along with captain Harmanpreet Kaur and later Richa Ghosh and Amanjot Kaur, the quartet powered through a win against the formidable Australians, ending the 15...