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Eight years ago, a 16-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues stood among the crowd at Mumbai airport, cheering for India’s women’s cricket team returning from London after a heartbreaking loss to England in the 2017 World Cup final. The Mumbai Cricket Association had called a few young players to welcome the team. What Jemimah witnessed that day, thousands of fans celebrating their heroes despite the defeat, changed her life forever.

She made a quiet promise to herself, “One day, I’ll lead this team to victory."

On a historic evening at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, on October 30, 2025, that promise came true. The same Jemimah Rodrigues, now one of India’s most formidable batters, guided her team to the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final by defeating the reigning champions,

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