Imports steer Mumbai to bounce back win
A HALF-CENTURY from Natalie Sciver-Brunt and devastating bowling spell from Hayley Matthews propelled Mumbai Indians to a bounce back five-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) overnight. A stellar bowling performance from the Indians saw Gujarat fall to 3-16 halfway through the fourth over, and they never recover from there […]
Mandhana mashes Capitals as RCB stay undefeated
A CENTURY opening stance has helped The Royal Challengers Bengaluru cruise to an eight-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Indian Premier League season overnight. Chasing 142 for victory, the Royal Challengers at times made it look easy, set up by that 107-run opening partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Danni Wyatt-Hodge. Not much […]
Gardner guides Giants to bounce back win
AN ASH Gardner half century helped the Gujarat Giants overcome an awful start to their batting innings to beat the UP Warriorz by six wickets. Despite falling to 2-2 inside the first nine balls of the innings, a 55-run third wicket partnership turned proceedings around for the Giants, and combined with a 58-run fifth wicket […]
Delhi secures last ball WIPL victory
A MATCH-WINNING two runs on the final ball of the day helped Delhi Capitals secure a two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the second match of the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) overnight. While the opening match was a nail-biter, the second contest in the 2025 season proved even better with Arundhati Reddy smacking the […]
2025 WIPL PREVIEW | UP Warriorz
THIS week the 2025 edition of the Indian Women’s Premier League (IWPL) kicks off, and ahead of the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at each squad to highlight a bunch of key players to look out for. In today’s final preview, it is time to take a look at the UP Warriorz. […]
2025 WIPL PREVIEW | Royal Challengers Bangalore
THIS week the 2025 edition of the Indian Women’s Premier League (IWPL) kicks off, and ahead of the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at each squad to highlight a bunch of key players to look out for. Today’s preview is all about the reigning champions, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Last season could […]
2025 WIPL PREVIEW | Mumbai Indians
THIS week the 2025 edition of the Indian Women’s Premier League (IWPL) kicks off, and ahead of the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at each squad to highlight a bunch of key players to look out for. Today’s preview puts 2023 champions, the Mumbai Indians under the spotlight. After winning the inaugural […]
WNCL Player Focus: Ella Hayward (Victoria)
LAST weekend saw Victoria keep its faint hopes of a WNCL Final berth alive with a six-wicket win over Queensland. After a slow start, Queensland eventually made 167 all-out, before Victoria reached that target with over 12 overs to spare. One of the biggest reasons Victoria was able to restrict Queensland to such a low […]
2025 WIPL PREVIEW | Gujarat Giants
THIS week the 2025 edition of the Indian Women’s Premier League (IWPL) kicks off, and ahead of the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at each squad to highlight a bunch of key players to look out for. Today’s edition features the Gujarat Giants. Last season was not exactly easy for those in […]
2025 WIPL PREVIEW | Delhi Capitals
THIS week the 2025 edition of the Indian Women’s Premier League (IWPL) kicks off, and ahead of the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at all of the teams individually and give you the reader an idea of the key players to look out for. Today we kick off the series with taking […]
ACT reverses fortune to pick up win three
IN A complete reversal of the first match between the sides, the ACT has beaten Western Australia by 78 runs to pick up its third win of the WNCL season. The Meteors made 9/253 from their 50 overs, before then bowling out the Western Australians for just 175. Despite the decent score they ended with, […]
Vics keep season alive, but Fire win too
VICTORIA has kept its faint hopes for a berth in the WNCL Final alive after beating Queensland by six wickets yesterday. Queensland was first bowled out for 167, before the Vics then reached that targe with just over 12 overs to spare. Queensland got off to a really slow start, which came back to bite […]
