Marvellous Mumbai claim historic title
THE Mumbai Indians have created history overnight, after downing the Delhi Capitals by seven wickets to become inaugural champions of the Women’s Premier League. Delhi posted 9/131 from their 20 overs, Mumbai almost did not reach the title but made it with three balls spare. The Capitals made a fairly quick start to their innings, […]
English domination sees Mumbai through to decider
THE Mumbai Indians are through to the inaugural Women’s Premier League Final, after they defeated the UP Warriorz by 72 runs in The Eliminator overnight. After the Indians posted 4/182 from their 20 overs, the Warriorz could only make 110 before being all bowled out in the 18th over. Natalie Sciver-Brunt was the star with […]
Preview | WPL 2023 Finals
IT is time for the pointy end of the inaugural Women’s Premier League season, and with three teams left, it is time for a two match final series to ultimately decide who will be the inaugural champion. The Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz will battle it out first in the eliminator, with the winner to […]
Group stage done, finalists decided in WPL
THE GROUP games of inaugural Women’s Premier League finished up overnight, and with wins to Mumbai and Delhi, an exciting finals series is all set and ready to go. Mumbai halts losing run After two consecutive losses, the Mumbai Indians are back on the winners list after downing the Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets. […]
Shock results spice up pointy end of season
THE shock results just kept coming overnight in the Women’s Premier League, and the UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore both upset their more fancied opponents. Undefeated Indians no more as UP dominate The UP Warriorz have ended the Mumbai Indians’ undefeated run as the Warriorz dominated with the ball to win by five wickets. […]
Mumbai’s undefeated run rolls on
MUMBAI Indians remain the only undefeated team and the team to beat in the 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season after they defeated the UP Warriorz by eight wickets overnight. After the UP Warriorz posted 6/159 from their 20 overs, Mumbai reached the target with 15 balls to spare. The UP Warriorz’s innings was defined […]
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 […]
