WPL 2023: Jemimah Rodrigues’ gesture wins hearts; batter serves drinks during DC-RCB clash

Delhi Capitals' star batter Jemimah Rodrigues’ gesture won fans' hearts during their campaign opener against Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore. Meg Lanning-led Delhi dominated the Bangalore-based franchise outright as they emerged victorious by 60 runs in Match 2 of the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, March 5.

Courtesy of a sensational 162-run partnership by the opening pair of Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma, the side scripted the biggest total (223 runs) of the league so far. In the midst of the chase, star batter Jemimah Rodrigues garnered a lot of attention from the crowd with her kind and jovial gestures which have been making rounds on social media ever since.

Two videos, in particular, have surfaced where Twitterati can be seen appreciating the young batter for keeping the crowd alive. In one of the videos, she could be seen handing over drinks to the crowd near the boundary line whereas in the other, she was recorded shaking a leg while looking at the crowd.

Watch video:

Delhi Capitals@DelhiCapitals

Stuff of pure gold from our very own Jem 🤗 #YehHaiNayiDilli #CapitalsUniverse #RCBvDC #TATAWPL | @JemiRodrigues

10:17 PM · Mar 05, 2023

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In the video, Jemimah can be seen keeping the fans hydrated as she took the onus of distributing drinks to the crowd present in the stadium. Rodrigues was also seen dazzling with her 'moves' near the boundary rope to keep the crowd entertained during the high-voltage clash.

Ambika Kusum@ambika_acharya

@JemiRodrigues on the boundary line is entertainment entertainment entertainment.. Love you girl... 😘😘 @wplt20 #RCBvDC

Ambika Kusum@ambika_acharya

@JemiRodrigues If anyone dint believe me...🤣🤣 #WPL2023 #RCBvsDC

07:09 PM · Mar 05, 2023

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Delhi run riot against Bangalore in one-sided affair

Speaking about the match, Meg Lanning (72 runs off 43 balls) and Shafali Verma’s (84 runs off 45 balls) blitzkrieg handed the side a massive advantage in the first innings. In addition to this, the invaluable contributions by Jemimah (15-ball 22*) and Marizanne Kapp (17-ball 39*) propelled the side to attain a mammoth 223 runs in their 20 overs. 

In response to the score, USA’s Tara Norris, the only Associate player in the squad, ripped through the rival middle-order single-handedly. As RCB were unable to crack the code against Norris to get the big scores, she returned impressive bowling figures of 5/29 in her four overs. Heather Knight, who came down the middle-order, tried to put up a fight with her gritty 21-ball 34 but her dismissal by Norris ended all hopes of pulling off the chase.

Lanning-led Delhi won by 60 runs as Tara Norris was adjudged Player of the Match for her dominant bowling performance. The side will look to keep their momentum going as they lock horns with Alyssa Healy’s UP Warriorz on Tuesday, March 7.