[Watch] Jemimah Rodrigues sings a famous Bollywood song with fans in Sri Lanka
Indian Women's batter Jemimah Rodrigues was captured singing the famous Bollywood song 'Mere Sapno Ki Rani' from the movie 'Aradhana' with some fans in Sri Lanka. The 23-year-old was her usual enthusiastic self in the clip.
The Indian team is in Sri Lanka for the ongoing Women's Asia Cup 2024. The Women in Blue have been dominant in the tournament so far. They crushed arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in their opening Group A match at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on July 19. They went on to hammer the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 78 runs at the same venue in their second game.
On Monday, July 22, a video of India Women batter Jemimah singing 'Mere Sapno Ki Rani' with some young fans in Sri Lanka went viral on social media. In the clip, she is seen shaking her leg and enthusiastically clapping as well. The fans also seemed to enjoy the star cricketer's presence in their midst.
Watch the video below
Meanwhile, India Women will take on Nepal Women in their third and final Group A match at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday, July 23. With four points and an excellent net run rate of +3.298, India are all but confirmed for a place in the semifinals of the 2024 Women's Asia Cup.
Jemimah Rodrigues' performance in the 2024 Women's Asia Cup
Jemimah has not had much to do in the 2024 Women's Asia Cup in the two matches that the team has played so far. She was unbeaten on six off three balls against Pakistan as India Women gunned down a target of 109 in 14.1 overs. All-rounder Deepti Sharma starred with 3-20 with the ball, while openers Shafali Verma (40 off 29) and Smriti Mandhana (45 off 31) added 85 in the chase.
Jemimah was dismissed for 14 off 13 balls in the game against UAE. She struggled to get going and did not hit a single four in the innings. Her stay at the crease ended when the right-handed batter hit one from Kavisha Egodage straight to mid-off.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (66 off 47) and keeper-batter Richa Ghosh (64* off 29) played excellent knocks to lift India to 201-5. In the chase, UAE were held to 123-7 as Deepti claimed 2-23, while four other bowlers chipped in with one wicket each.