Swashbuckling Indian batter Smriti Mandhana retained the top spot in the latest women's ODI batting ranking released here on Tuesday.
Jemimah Rodrigues (52, 84b) looked fluent but did not have much backing from the rest of her colleagues.
The team joins a select group of Indian athletes nominated for main Laureus categories, including Vinesh Phogat (2019), Neeraj Chopra (2022), and Rishabh Pant (2025).
India Women vs Australia Women, 2nd Women's ODI: Australia cruised to victory over India to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
An entertaining century partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues powered India to a 17-run win over Australia in the third and final Women's T20I on Saturday, sealing their first bilateral T20I series triumph against the formidable rivals in a decade.
Playing her 118th T20I, Jemimah Rodrigues went past the 2500-run landmark.
Despite registering a few victories in the past, the Indian women are yet to score a bilateral series win in Australia across all three formats.
Jemimah Rodrigues also praised the character shown by the players, support staff and fans throughout the campaign.
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