Mumbai U-19 Girl Scores ODI Double Century
Nov 5, 2017 at 4:54 PM
Mumbai is a city known to produce exceptional cricketers especially batsmen. Over the years there have been numerous national cricketers who have come from Mumbai. The records of the Mumbaikars goes on to suggest that they have something special in them which has time and again helped them to rise above the rest of the cricketers from the country.
After Rohit Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar, another Mumbai batsman achieved the rare feat of scoring an ODI double century. You can’t call him a batsman to be honest as the innings came from a batswoman, Jemimah Rodrigues. Rodrigues is rising the ranks and is currently a member of the National U-19 level in Women’s domestic cricket. She is just 16 years old and is considered one of the most promising cricketers of the Mumbai U-19 Women’s team.
The youngster scored the double century against Saurashtra. She remained unbeaten on 202 of just 163 deliveries. Courtesy her exceptional knock Mumbai posted a mammoth 347/2 on the board in their allotted 50 overs. As per reports Jemimah has been a sensation in the tournament so far and has already scored a couple of centuries at an average of over 300 in the U-19 Super Leagues.
Rodrigues took the game at a very early age and started off as a bowler after becoming a top order batswoman s her career progressed. Everyone might be surprised to know that the girl also represented Mumbai in U-17 hockey.
Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman in the history of the game to smash an ODI double century when the Master Blaster achieved the feat in February 2010 against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior. Virender Sehwag was the next to make it, but Rohit Sharma achieved the feat twice.
While in 2013 Rohit smashed his 1st double ton against the Aussies at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, his 2nd came a couple of years later against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata when he made a sensational 264 which remains the highest ever individual score in ODI cricket.
Mumbai’s Jemimah Rodrigues, aged 16, made 202* in 163 balls, in the Women's 50 over tournament at Aurangabad vs Saurashtra#starinthemaking pic.twitter.com/fyYBjA0WBz
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