Navi Mumbai, Oct. 30 -- Standing like a portrait of poise under pressure, Jemimah Rodrigues authored an unbeaten 127 of grace and grit, to lead India Women to the ICC Women's World Cup final with a record-breaking five-wicket triumph over defending champions Australia here tonight.
It was an innings that blended temperament with timing, charm with control at the DY Patil stadium here.
On a night when India needed belief more than bravado, Jemimah offered both. Each stroke carried calm assurance - the caress through cover, the glide past point, the flick behind square - all threaded together with quiet defiance.
India's reply began in a blur of boundaries and setbacks. Shafali Verma (10) and Smriti Mandhana (24) fell early, and at 59 for ...