Jemimah Rodrigues to play in The Hundred for Northern Superchargers

India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has signed a last-minute deal to play for Northern Superchargers within the upcoming The Hundred event in England, changing Australia’s Heather Graham.

The 22-year-old Rodrigues was among the many main run-scorers within the inaugural season of The Hundred however missed a significant chunk of the competitors final yr as a consequence of a wrist harm.

According to espncricinfo.com, Northern Superchargers had opted towards retaining the Indian batter forward of the draft in March this yr, however has been capable of deliver her again in its facet as an harm substitute.

The improvement comes near the news that Australia has withdrawn two of the nation’s greatest gamers, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry, from the event, which is beginning on August 1 and runs till August 27.

Both Healy and Perry have been referred to as again after they suffered accidents throughout Australia’s second ODI towards Ireland.

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Rodrigues thus grew to become the fourth Indian participant to characteristic within the Hundred this yr, becoming a member of India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who will play for Trent Rockets, India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who will play for Southern Brave, and the younger wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who will take the sector for London Spirit.

The 22-year-old Rodrigues was quoted as saying in a launch, “I’m so excited to be back in The Hundred. It’s a world-class competition and I’ve had so much fun taking part in it previously. I was very disappointed to have to withdraw last year through injury so it’s great to be back. Headingley is a brilliant ground to play at with great fans and I can’t wait to be back out there,” she added.

Rodrigues had an bizarre run within the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in March this yr when she was named vice-captain of Delhi Capitals.

However, her match-winning all-round present towards Bangladesh (86 and 4/3) helped India stage the three-match ODI collection 1-1.