Jemimah Rodrigues gets reward for World Cup performance, Delhi Capitals gives important responsibility before WPL

Jemimah Rodrigues Appointed Captain of Delhi Capitals: Delhi Capitals has appointed Indian batsman Jemimah Rodrigues as its new captain ahead of the Women’s Premier League 2026 season. This announcement was made on the evening of Tuesday 23 December 2025. Rodrigues has got this new responsibility after his excellent performance with the Indian team throughout the year.

World Cup performance award

Jemimah Rodrigues played an important role in making Team India the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 champion. He played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 127 runs while chasing the record target of 339 runs in the semi-final against Australia. This inning showed his patience, confidence and ability to perform on the biggest platform.

Jemima’s reaction

Jemima has expressed her happiness on being appointed captain of Delhi Capitals. She said in a statement, ‘It is a great honor for me to be the captain of Delhi Capitals, and I am grateful to the owners and support staff for the confidence they have shown in me to lead this team. This has truly been a dream year for me and my family, winning the World Cup and now getting this amazing opportunity with a franchise that has held a special place in my heart since the first season of the WPL.

Part of Delhi team since the beginning

Jemimah Rodrigues has been an important part of the Delhi Capitals team since the beginning of this T20 league. She was the franchise’s first choice in the first WPL auction and has played 27 matches so far. In these matches, he has scored 507 runs at a strike rate of 139.67. She has also played in all three WPL finals. She has replaced Australia’s Meg Lanning as captain, who was released by the franchise before last month’s auction.

Remembered Lanning’s captaincy

Rodriguez said his time under Lanning’s leadership helped him grow as a player. He said, ‘I have learned a lot in the last 3 years and have shared some of my best moments with Delhi Capitals. We have a strong team, and I can’t wait to get going as we look forward to what we hope will be a very successful season, and finally cross the line that has eluded us for the last 3 years.’

With which team will Delhi have its first match?

At the international level, Rodrigues has played 113 T20 Internationals, scoring 2,444 runs, and 59 ODI Internationals, scoring 1749 runs. Delhi Capitals will start their WPL 2026 campaign on January 10 against Mumbai Indians in Navi Mumbai.

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