Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues spoke about the motivation driving the team as they gear up for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Spearheaded by a confident and driven core, India are aiming to build on their historic triumph and go one better in the upcoming tournament in England starting June 12.

India Women Squad for T20 World Cup 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the 15-member side at the Women's T20 World Cup in England and Wales; Smriti Mandhana will be the vice-captain.

Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues admitted they were short of runs in the opening women's T20I but said the series presents a valuable opportunity for the batting unit, especially the allrounders, to prepare for the upcoming World Cup.

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.