Will Jemimah Rodrigues Miss Women's Asia Cup 2026? Latest Injury Update

India Women's premier middle order batter Jemimah Rodrigues has suffered an injury just days ahead of the ACC Women's Asia Cup 2026. After the injury, Rodrigues has been ruled out of the entire season of The Hundred, a tournament in which she was featuring recently.

While it is a blow for her Hundred team Southern Brave, Jemimah Rodrigues injury casts a doubt over her participation in the Women's Asia Cup, which will begin from August 28 in Dubai.

Is Jemimah Rodrigues Ruled Out of Women's Asia Cup 2026?

According to Sportstar, Rodrigues is in doubt for the Women's Asia Cup 2026. She has less than a month to recover from her hamstring injury. The right-hander is the backbone of India's middle order and her unavailability will affect the team balance. The Indian team management is likely to provide an official statement on it soon.

In T20Is, the format for this year's Asia Cup, Rodrigues usually bats in the top 4. She is arguably one of the best women cricketers going around and can have an impact both as a batter and as a fielder.

Jemimah Rodrigues hamstring injury forced Southern Brave to pick Charlie Knott as her replacement. The Brave announced this decision through their social media account in which they wished Rodrigues of her quick recovery.

Harmanpreet, Mandhana To Lead India's Batting Charts

With Jemimah Rodrigues Asia Cup chances in doubt, India Women will rely on the other established batters like Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Shafali Verma to put up a considerable performance with the bat.

Harleen Deol might replace Jemimah Rodrigues in the playing 11. India, being one of the best women's cricket teams in the world, will be the favorites for the tournament once again. They have already won this continental tournament on seven out of nine occasions.

The Women's Asia Cup will feature 8 teams. India have been grouped with the arch-rivals Pakistan, Thailand and Hong Kong China. The highly-anticipated IND vs PAK match will be played on September 5 while the final will be held on September 13.