'No 3s being No 1s': Jemimah revives Gambhir’s 2011 heroics

NEW DELHI: In a show that instantly drew parallels with existent Indian men's cricket squad caput manager Gautam Gambhir's iconic sound from the 2011 World Cup final, Jemimah Rodrigues produced an innings of axenic grit and brilliance to usher India into the ICC Women's World Cup last successful Navi Mumbai connected Thursday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Wearing the aforesaid jersey fig 5 and walking successful astatine aforesaid fig three, Jemimah anchored India's record-breaking pursuit with an unbeaten 127 disconnected 134 balls — an effort that rekindled memories of Gambhir's 97 against Sri Lanka astatine the Wankhede fourteen years ago. Back then, Gambhir's innings formed the backbone of India's pursuit of 275 successful the men's final; connected Thursday, Jemimah's masterclass propelled India past Australia's daunting 338 — the highest palmy pursuit successful the past of women's ODIs.

The Kolkata Knight Riders' societal media squad captured the sentiment perfectly, posting a divided representation of the 2 heroes with the caption: “No.3s being No.1s successful the World Cups.” Both knocks had uncanny similarities — coming astatine one-down successful a high-pressure chase, playing done aboriginal setbacks, and shouldering the work with calm determination.

Rodrigues became lone the 2nd batter to people a period successful an ICC Women's World Cup knockout tally pursuit aft England's Nat Sciver-Brunt.

But dissimilar Sciver-Brunt's ton successful a losing origin successful 2022, Jemimah's innings led India to glory.Chasing 339, India were successful occupation astatine 59/2 earlier Jemimah joined forces with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (89 disconnected 88 balls). The duo stitched a grounds 167-run concern — India's highest successful World Cup knockout past — to dismantle Australia's hopes. Cameos from Richa Ghosh (26 disconnected 16) and Amanjot Kaur (15 disconnected 8) sealed a five-wicket triumph with 9 balls to spare.Earlier, Phoebe Litchfield (119) and Ellyse Perry (77) powered Australia to 338, but India's bowlers, led by Shree Charani (2/49) and Deepti Sharma (2/73), ensured the full remained chaseable.Jemimah's calm solemnisation — hugging her household aft the winning runs — summed up the emotion of the moment. Much similar Gambhir successful 2011, she had scripted a section of her ain successful India's World Cup folklore.