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Updated On: 30 December, 2023 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | G Krishnan
India women’s fielding coach Munish Bali says team missed star batter Rodrigues’s energy on field after she left feeling unwell during the six-wicket loss to Australia
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India’s Jemimah Rodrigues en route her 82 during the first ODI against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Pic/PTI
India missed two of their key players at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday evening. Firstly, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana “is unwell and hence, was not available for selection for the first India-Australia ODI”, as per the BCCI spokesperson just before play began.
Secondly, the Indian team missed live-wire Jemimah Rodrigues on the field during Australia’s successful run-chase. Rodrigues top-scored for the Mandhana-less Indian team with 82 as India posted a fighting 282-8, battling the heat of Mumbai and suffering from dehydration, vomiting a couple of times and sometimes struggling to be on her feet.
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