‘I can’t do this…’: Jemimah Rodrigues reveals emotional low point in record World Cup chase vs Australia, Credits THIS star – Watch

In the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 semifinal, India pulled off a record run chase against Australia, thanks to a spectacular century from Jemimah Rodrigues. Jemimah was in excellent form, guiding her side to victory with an unbeaten 127 while chasing a massive target of 339. The 25-year-old contributed a 38 run stand for the fourth wicket with Deepti Sharma after a brilliant partnership with Harmanpreet Kaur. During her post-match address in the dressing room, Jemimah revealed that there was a moment in the game when she felt she might not be able to finish the chase. She even told Deepti about her concern, admitting that she was felling exhausted.

“When I was inside and around 85, when I was batting, I was really tired. I had spoken to Deepti at that time. I told Deepti, ‘You know Deepu, please keep talking to me, I can’t do this’. Every single ball from there, Deepti was cheering and encouraging me. Every ball, she even sacrificed her wicket for my one run. And then she told me, when she was walking back, she was like, ‘Koi na, tu match khatam kar ke aa. (No worries, you finish the match),” Jemimah said.

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“It wouldn’t be possible without partnerships; it wouldn’t be possible without special cameos that go unnoticed. But Deepti’s knock, Richa’s knock, Amanjot’s knock, took a lot of pressure off me. Of course, Harmanpreet and I had a great partnership, but in the past, it has always happened that one of us loses our wicket, and we go on to lose the match. But today, this Indian team changed that.”

“Last, but not the least, we have done so much, one more to go,” Jemimah concluded.