Star India cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues spoke concerning the World Cup semifinal towards Australia, the place her unbeaten knock performed a vital function in taking India to victory.

New Delhi: Harmanpreet Kaur and her group lastly broke India’s ICC drought by defeating South Africa within the closing on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The event will without end be remembered for Indian’s unforgettable semifinal towards Australia, a record-breaking run chase, the very best ever in ladies’s cricket, achieved towards the seven-time world champions.

Within the semifinal conflict towards Australia, India pulled of the 339-run with 5 wickets in hand and 9 balls left, due to a shocking match-winning knock from Jemimah Rodrigues, who remained unbeaten on 127 off 134 balls. A pivotal 167-run partnership with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur who additionally contributed 89 off 88 deliveries.

Jemimah shared that she needed to uninstall WhatsApp after semifinal conflict

A month after the event ended, Jemimah shared that she needed to uninstall WhatsApp following the semifinal win over Australia as a result of her cellphone wouldn’t cease buzzing, and the fixed messages turned overwhelming for the Mumbai batter.

“After the semi-final knock, my cellphone simply saved buzzing and buzzing. I used to be getting calls from in every single place. I don’t understand how random folks began getting my quantity. I had, I’m not even over-exaggerating, however I had 1000 WhatsApp messages. I couldn’t take it as a result of firstly, so much had occurred in that sport. A variety of my feelings itself had been there. I’m getting ready for a closing and the event is just not over. Sure, I performed a knock. Sure, we received. Sure, India was within the closing. However, we nonetheless had a World Cup closing to win,” Jemimah informed Cricbuzz.

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“After a sure level, it simply began getting an excessive amount of for me that I uninstalled WhatsApp. I messaged my shut ones, like 4-5 of them, that simply both name me or we will chat on a traditional message, however I’m uninstalling WhatsApp. As a result of even when I used to be not studying the message, it was simply buzzing. And I simply knew that individuals had been messaging me and I simply wished to organize for the finals. So, until the finals, I didn’t set up WhatsApp. I used to be off social media – possibly put one post-match submit, however I used to be off in any other case till the World Cup closing,” she added.

Jemimah mentioned she checked social media after India received their maiden title

Jemimah who had a disappointing day with the bat within the closing, mentioned she solely checked social media after India secured their maiden World Cup title, selecting to have a look at every little thing as soon as the job was finished.

“After the World Cup is once I correctly noticed social media. And my entire social media is barely about both the semi-finals or India successful the World Cup. I’ve by no means seen such a sight. Even until now, simply randomly scrolling Instagram and all of a sudden my video or one thing comes up. Or somebody is speaking about me,” she mentioned.

Jemimah pulls out of WBBL to assist Smriti Mandhana

Talking of Jemimah, she not too long ago withdrew from the rest of the Ladies’s Huge Bash League (BBL) with Brisbane Warmth to spend time together with her shut buddy Smriti Mandhana, whose marriage ceremony was postponed after her father fell unwell.

Jemimah has been retained by the Delhi Capitals for the upcoming Ladies’s Premier League (WPL), which is scheduled to start out on January 9 in Navi Mumbai.