Indian women’s batsman Jemima Rodrigues on Tuesday joins Melbourne Stars for the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season eight.
Jemima signed to Melbourne Stars on 6 September:-
Star India batsman Jemima Rodrigues signed for Melbourne Stars on Tuesday, September 6, ahead of the Women’s Big Bash League 2022-23 season starting in October.
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Rodrigues will become the first Indian player to represent the Stars in the WBBL. Jemima Rodrigues played for Melbourne Renegades in the 7th edition of the Women’s BBL.
Rodrigues made a mark for the Renegades:-
She switches to her cross-town rivals. Rodrigues made a mark for the Renegades, scoring 333 runs at a strike rate of over 116 last season.
Jemima will be part of India’s limited-overs series – 3 T20Is and several ODIs – in England in September and will play the Women’s Asia Cup.
Which will be played in Bangladesh from 1st to 16th October before joining Melbourne Stars for WBBL 2022. 23, the franchise said in a statement.
He looks forward to returning to Melbourne:-
Jemima Rodrigues expressed her happiness after signing for the Stars, saying she looks forward to returning to Melbourne.
“I am very excited to be a part of the Stars family. I am told that I am the first Indian to sign for Stars and it is an honor to do so.
Melbourne has always been my favorite city. Australia and I can’t wait to be back there!” said Jemima. General Manager Blair Crouch said his signing marks a historic day for the club.
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Current Stars Squad: 1. Meg Lanning, 2. Lucy Cripps, 3. Sophie Day, 4. Nicole Faltum, 5. Tess Flintoff, 6. Kim Garth, 7. Rhys McKenna, 8. Sasha Moloney, 9. Sophie Reid, 10. Jemima Rodrigues (India), 11. Annabel Sutherland.
