Mumbai’s marvellous Matthews helps guide the Indians to 2/2
THE MUMBAI Indians are two from two this Women’s Premier League (WPL) season after they comfortably defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets. After RCB were bowled out for 155 in the 19th over, Mumbai’s top order ensured that the chase was a pretty simple one, reaching the target in the 15th over. […]
Mumbai makes history as Gujarat in Giant early trouble
THE Mumbai Indians have created history, defeating the Gujarat Giants by 143 runs to win the very first match in the inaugural Women’s Premier League tournament. Mumbai batted first and made a whopping 5/207, before Gujarat underperformed and were bowled out for a mere 64 in the 16th over. Gujarat had more problems than just […]
Women’s Premier League 2023 Preview: Mumbai Indians
THE INAUGURAL Women’s Premier League (WPL) kicks off on the weekend, the women’s equivalent of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is set to revolutionise the women’s game in much the same way. In the lead up to the tournament, Rookie Me Central will take a deep dive into each of the team’s individually and […]
Standings get a shake up at the World Cup
DAY 10 at the T20 World Cup 2023 saw some of the standings get a real shake up as the group stage of the tournament nears its end. Windies defeat Pakistan in thriller The West Indies have defeated Pakistan by only three runs in an absolute nail biter. The West Indies only made 6/116 from […]
Day four had it all in South Africa
DAY 4 at the T20 World Cup had it all. Undefeated runs continuing, first wins of the tournament and some coming away with a lot of unanswered questions. England stay undefeated but don’t have it all its own way against neighbour England remains undefeated after two matches of its campaign, but certainly did not have […]
Favourites do it easy on Day 2
DAY 2 at the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup saw some dominant displays from the favourites, with England and Australia both picking up wins to begin their campaigns. England do it easy first up England cruised to victory in its first up match of the tournament, downing the West Indies by seven wickets. The West […]
2023 ICC T20 World Cup Preview: New Zealand
THE 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is just around the corner, and will see 10 teams from across the world battle it out in South Africa to be crowned World Champions for another three years. In the lead up to the tournament, we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing the teams one by one, […]
Patterson Penna partnership powers Strikers to victory
A STELLAR and very composed partnership from Bridget Patterson and Madeline Penna has seen the Adelaide Strikers defeat the Brisbane Heat and win through to tomorrow’s WBBL final. Needing 23 runs off the last two overs, Patterson and then Penna went bang and ensured the home side got the win. Brisbane won the bat flip […]
WBBL08 Weekly Wrap: Edition 6
IN our weekly wrap-up of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), let us catch up on all that happened in the WBBL in the past week, as the round robin portion of the season came to an end and the finalists were decided. Brisbane Heat (6/114) defeated Adelaide Strikers (10/115) by DLS Top Heat performers: Amelia […]
WBBL08 Weekly Wrap: Edition 5
IN our weekly wrap-up of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), let us catch up on all that happened in the WBBL in the past week, including plenty of huge scores. Hobart Hurricanes (2/82) defeated Melbourne Renegades (10/80) The week got off to a disastrous start for the Renegades, as they got completely dismantled by the Hurricanes. […]
