Jemimah slammed a match-winning hundred in the Women's World Cup semi-final against Australia last month.
Beth Mooney delivered a witty reply to Jemimah Rodrigues' World Cup semi-final joke during Perth Scorchers' WBBL 2025 opener on Sunday (November 9).
Ahead of Brisbane Heat’s clash with Melbourne Renegades earlier in the day, India’s Jemimah jokingly questioned whether she would be allowed to enter Australia following her match-winning hundred in the Women’s World Cup semi-final that knocked the seven-time champions out of the competition.
Later, in a separate encounter, Mooney responded with a comeback that had fans in splits.
“We heard Jemi say earlier that she was worried they weren’t going to let her in the country because they beat us, but I actually thought they weren’t going to let us back in for losing. Thankfully, immigration let me in,” Mooney said while playing for Perth Scorchers against Sydney Sixers.
India were set a daunting 339-run target by Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-final at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai on October 30. But thanks to Jemimah’s maiden World Cup century (127* off 134 balls), the Women in Blue chased down the target with five wickets in hand and nine deliveries remaining.
India went on to defeat South Africa in the final at the same venue in Mumbai on November 2, clinching their maiden Women’s World Cup title. Jemimah Rodrigues scored 24 off 37 balls in the summit clash.