Jemimah Rodrigues gets nominated for ICC 'Player of the month'

Indian women's cricket team's batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been nominated for the ICC Player of the month award for her brilliant performance in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Rodrigues, who is celebrating her 22nd birthday today, played some crucial knocks including a 56-run knock against Barbados that helped India reach the semifinals of the Games. She was India's second-highest run-scorer with 146 runs in five matches at an average of 73.

Along with the right-handed Rodrigues, Australia's Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath have also been nominated for the same award. Mooney was the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 179 runs to her name in five matches at an average of 44.75. She hit two fifties in the event with 70



being her highest score.

McGrath has been included in this list for her all-round performance in the Commonwealth Games. She was the ninth-highest run scorer of the event, having scored 128 runs at an average of 42.67 including one fifty. She was also impactful in the bowling department as she scalped eight wickets in five matches in Australia's journey to the historic Gold medal.

In India's journey towards the Silver medal, Rodrigues contributed with the bat as she scored runs on crucial points. In the group stage clash against Barbados, India lost Smriti Mandhana early before she joined hands with Shafali Verma and anchored the innings. With her unbeaten 56 off 46, India ended up scoring 162/4 in 20 overs.