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Jemimah Rodrigues Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Profession: Cricketer
Hometown: Mumbai
DOB: 05/09/2000

Jemimah Rodrigues

Bio/Wiki
Full NameJemimah Ivan Rodrigues
ProfessionCricketer (Allrounder)
Famous ForScoring a double century in a 50 over cricket match
Physical Stats & More
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Cricket
International DebutODI- Against Australia Women on 12 March 2018
Test- Not Known
T20- Against South Africa Women on 13 February 2018
Jersey Number#5 (India)
Domestic Team(s)• Mumbai Women's Cricket Team
• Delhi Capitals
CoachIvan Rodrigues (father)
Batting StyleRight-hand bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm offbreak
Records• second woman to score a double century in a 50 over match. (scored against Saurashtra team in November 2017)
• she was selected for the U-19 state cricket team when she was 13 years old
AwardsIn June 2018, Jemimah was awarded the Jagmohan Dalmiya Award for Best Domestic Junior Women's Cricketer
Personal Life
Date of Birth5 September 2000 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2022) 22 Years
BirthplaceBhandup, Mumbai
Zodiac signVirgo
NationalityIndian
HometownBhandup, Mumbai
SchoolSt. Joseph's Convent High School, Mumbai
College/UniversityRizvi College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai
Educational QualificationNot Known
ReligionChristianity [1]The Indian Express
HobbiesPlaying guitar
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsNot Known
Family
ParentsFather- Ivan Rodrigues
Mother- Lavita Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues with her parents
SiblingsBrother- Enoch and Eli Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues with her brothers
Favourite Things
CricketerBatsman- Rohit Sharma
Bowler- Not Known

Jemimah Rodrigues

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jemimah Rodrigues

  • Jemimah Rodrigues has two brothers, Enoch and Eli Rodrigues with whom she grew up and used to practice cricket. She started playing season cricket at the age of four.

    Jemimah Rodrigues childhood pictures of playing cricket

    Jemimah Rodrigues childhood pictures of playing cricket

  • Born and brought-up in Bhandup, the family moved to Bandra West so that the children could avail of better sports facilities. Her father, Ivan Rodrigues was a coach in her school and he helped in forming the girl’s cricket team at her school.

    Jemimah practicing with her coach and father, Ivan Rodrigues

    Jemimah practicing with her coach and father, Ivan Rodrigues

  • Before playing cricket professionally, Jemimah Rodrigues was selected in the U-17 and U-19 Maharashtra hockey teams. She loved playing hockey and cricket in her school days.
  • In November 2017, Jemimah became the second woman player to score a double century in a 50 over match. She scored 202 runs in just 163 balls against the Saurashtra team in Aurangabad. Before this, she scored 178 runs off 142 balls in an Under-19 tournament. This match was against the Gujarat team. Smriti Mandhana was the first woman cricketer to make this record.

    Jemimah Rodrigues with Smriti Mandhana

    Jemimah Rodrigues with Smriti Mandhana

  • She was selected for the Indian women’s cricket team to be a part of the three-match ODI series against South Africa in February 2018. Jemimah made her debut for Women’s Twenty20 International Cricket in February 2018 against South Africa. Her one-day international cricket debut was in March 2018 against Australia women.

    Jemimah Rodrigues during WT20 formal event

    Jemimah Rodrigues during WT20 formal event

  • In October 2018, she went on for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament as part of the Indian team in West Indies. After the tournament, Jemimah was selected as the standout player by the International Cricket Council. After looking at her extraordinary performance, Jemimah was signed by the firm Baseline Ventures to manage all her commercial interests. In January 2020, she became a part of the Indian team for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
  • In her leisure time, Jemimah likes to sing and play guitar. She often posts videos of her playing guitar and singing on her Instagram account. She sometimes makes funny videos with her siblings as well.

  • Jemimah Rodrigues was part of English countryside Yorkshire Diamonds, an English Women’s Cricket Twenty20 cricket team located in Leeds, Yorkshire. Along with this, she also plays for IPL Supernovas.
  • Jemimah comes from a sports family as her dad was a coach in her school. He taught her everything since the beginning and this has helped her follow a strict regime throughout her life. Jemimah visits the gym every day for two hours and then she does two practice sessions with intervals. She is also active on her social media as it helps her take a break from everything.

  • Jemimah grew up watching Sachin Tendulkar play and she is a huge fan of Master Blaster. Apart from him, she is also a big fan of Rohit Sharma and his technique of playing the game. [2]Yahoo Cricket

    Jemimah Rodrigues with her father, Ivan Rodrigues and Sachin Tendulkar

    Jemimah Rodrigues with her father, Ivan Rodrigues and Sachin Tendulkar

  • In February 2023, she was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. [3]Sportstar

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