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Jemimah Rodrigues - (Source: X)
In a significant development, Southern Brave’s women's side have dealt a heavy blow, as their star batter, Jemimah Rodrigues, has been ruled out of The Hundred 2026. The 25-year-old picked up a hamstring injury and will return to India for treatment.
Notably, Southern Brave roped in Jemimah Rodrigues for a whopping £60,000, their fourth-highest-paid player for The Hundred 2026. Southern Brave side took to Twitter to confirm Rodrigues’ injury.
Charli Knott Replaces Jemimah Rodrigues for The Hundred 2026
“We can confirm that due to an injury suffered by Jemimah Rodrigues, we’ve signed Charli Knott as our injury replacement for the remainder of The Hundred Wishing you a speedy recovery, Jemi,” wrote Southern Brave women in their official post.
Notably, Jemimah Rodrigues played just 6 matches for the Brave and scored 143 runs, averaging 35.75. She struggled for a fifty but had a streak of three straight 25+ run knocks. Meanwhile, Charli Knott last featured in the T20 Blast 2026, where she scored 404 runs in 13 innings, averaging 40.40.
Southern Brave are having a great campaign and placed 2nd on the table with 20 points in 6 matches. They already have a foot in the next round.
Jemimah Rodrigues Doubtful For Asia Cup 2026
Jemimah’s injury is a bigger headache for the BCCI because the right-handed batter is also doubtful for the upcoming Asian Games 2026. Notably, the 10th edition of the Asia Cup will commence on August 28.
The Delhi Capitals’ captain has less than a month to recover from her injury and be available for selection. Notably, the apex cricket board of India has already released the squad and Jemimah is part of the 15-member squad.
India squad for Women’s Asia Cup 2026
Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), G Kamalini (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, N Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma
Reserves: Pratika Rawal, Uma Chetry (wk), Vaishnavi Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Minnu Mani
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Who Can Replace Jemimah Rodrigues If She Misses Asia Cup 2026?
Jemimah Rodrigues is doubtful for 2026 Women's Asia Cup and the BCCI is sweating hard. In case she fails to get fit in time, then Pratika Rawal is her most likely replacement. After naming the 15-member squad, the BCCI also named reserves.
Pratika Rawal is the only batter in the team alongside Minnu Mani. Since, Jemimah bats high up the order, then Rawal is the only option available.
Talking about Pratika Rawal's heroics in T20Is, the 25-year-old has never played a T20I and is most likely to make her T20I debut in Women's Asia Cup 2026. Meanwhile, Jemimah's absence will be heavily felt because she is one of the key figures in India's T20I set-up.
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