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Jemimah Rodrigues Excited for Inaugural Women's Champions Trophy
Jemimah Rodrigues is a cricket player for India.
She is very excited about a new big cricket competition called the ICC Women's Champions Trophy.
This will be the first time ever that women play in this competition.
It will happen in Sri Lanka in February 2027.
Jemimah says her mindset will not change, because it is always about helping her team win.
She says her team has tasted success before and now wants more of it.
Before the Champions Trophy, India will play a series against South Africa in December.
Jemimah also played in a competition called The Hundred, where she hurt her leg with a hamstring injury.
Even with the injury, she helped her team, Southern Brave, reach the playoffs by winning two Player of the Match awards.
Now she is working hard to get fit in time for the Women's Asia Cup.
The inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy will be held in Sri Lanka from February 14 to 28, 2027.
India batter Jemimah Rodrigues said her mindset of making the team win remains unchanged for the tournament.
India will tour South Africa for a competitive multi-format bilateral series in December before the Champions Trophy.
Rodrigues' The Hundred 2026 stint with Southern Brave was cut short by a hamstring injury after two Player of the Match performances.
Rodrigues is in a race against time to regain fitness for the upcoming Women's Asia Cup.
- Who
- Jemimah Rodrigues, India women's cricket batter, speaking on JioHotstar's 'Follow the Blues'
- What
- Excitement and preparation for the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy, plus reflection on The Hundred 2026 and India's tour of South Africa
- Where
- Sri Lanka (Champions Trophy host) and South Africa (upcoming bilateral series)
- When
- Champions Trophy scheduled for February 14-28, 2027; India-South Africa multi-format series in December
- Why
- The tournament is the first-ever women's Champions Trophy, and Rodrigues wants to keep helping her team win and stay at the top
Key facts
- Tournament
- ICC Women's Champions Trophy
- Edition
- Inaugural (first ever in women's cricket)
- Dates
- February 14-28, 2027
- Host Country
- Sri Lanka
- Player
- Jemimah Rodrigues (India)
- Upcoming Series
- India vs South Africa multi-format bilateral series in December
- Injury
- Hamstring injury cut short her The Hundred 2026 stint
- The Hundred 2026
- Two Player of the Match awards; helped Southern Brave qualify for playoffs
Quotes
Jemimah Rodrigues
Indian cricketer and batter
“It’s going to be a really exciting series for sure. Both teams have been doing really well. We’ve had a lot of rivalry lately and played a lot of matches against South Africa.”
thehansindia.com
“At the end of the day, it’s about the team and how to make the team win, and that always stays.”
thehansindia.com
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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