Jemimah Rodrigues: A photo from The Hundred Women’s League, currently being played in England, has grabbed headlines. Indian batsman Jemimah Rodrigues and Pakistani captain Fatima Sana embraced each other after a recent match.
Jemimah Rodrigues: The increased tension in relations between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terrorist attack has also been felt on the cricket field. In this atmosphere, a photo from The Hundred Women’s League being played in England has grabbed headlines. Recently, after a match in this league, Indian batsman Jemimah Rodrigues and Pakistani captain Fatima Sana came face to face, after which they shook hands and then embraced.
Jemimah Rodrigues-Fatima Sana join hands
In fact, during The Hundred Women’s League being played in England, India’s Jemimah Rodrigues was seen hugging Pakistan captain Fatima Sana, a video of which is rapidly going viral on social media. Southern Brave defeated Birmingham Phoenix by 24 runs in the match played at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. Jemimah is a member of Southern Brave in this tournament, while Fatima is playing for Birmingham Phoenix. After the match, the two players came face to face, shook hands and hugged each other.
Everyone debating if Fatima Sana and jemimah Rodrigues would shake hands and they straight up HUGGED?!😭😭🙏
Keep politics out of sports FOREVER. pic.twitter.com/XCE2lswGlg
— A. (@anhnjo) July 30, 2026
No handshakes since Asia Cup 2025
This exchange between the two players is also in the news because such scenes have not been seen in recent India-Pakistan international matches. Several major matches have been played between the two countries since the Pahalgam terrorist attack, but Indian captains have refrained from shaking hands with Pakistani players in all of these matches. During the Asia Cup 2025, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistani players before or after the match. This trend has continued ever since.
Jemima scored 28 runs in 18 balls
Speaking of the match, Jemimah Rodrigues, playing for Southern Brave, made a significant contribution with a stellar performance with the bat. Jemimah scored an unbeaten 28 runs off 18 balls and helped her team reach 140. Chasing a target of 141, Birmingham Phoenix could only manage 116.