In the 33rd over of the chase, Jemimah Rodrigues had run out of gas. Batting on 82, having been on the field 50 overs before that, Jemimah slog swept Alana King – a shot born of weary limbs, a mind under pressure, emotions pressure-cooked – straight up in the air. Alyssa Healy ran across and failed to hold on. Jemimah took a moment, and scripture came to her: Stand still and God will fight for me. This was not a desperate cry for help, although that would have been perfectly justified in a moment when body, mind and soul have been stretched to the limit. It was Jemimah recognising a moment, placing herself in the larger scheme of things and becoming the vehicle that would deliver. Jemimah stood tall, for three hours and 13 minutes, facing 134 balls to score an unbeaten 127 in a Worl

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