Preview: 2023 T20 Women’s World Cup Semi Finals
THE GROUP stage of the T20 Women’s World Cup has been run and done, and now there are four teams left in the race to reach the pinnacle of international women’s T20 cricket. Australia, England, India and South Africa are the four nations who will fight it out for ultimate glory. All four are not […]
History made at inaugural WPL Auction
HISTORY was made yesterday in India, with the inaugural auction for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) taking place, with some big names earning some big pay days. The WPL’s (female equivalent of the IPL) five inaugural franchises – Gujarat Giants, Royal Challengers Banglaore, UP Warriorz, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – all went to the […]
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: Australia
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, […]
Bowlers shine to give Aussies big day at the office
After a strong start in the opening few overs for Pakistan, the Australians then kicked into gear and reeled in the momentum and with overs like Megan Schutt’s double wicket over saw the Pakistanis finish their powerplay at 3/32. Then Nida Dar and Omaima Sohail steadied the ship for a few overs before Dar fell […]
Aussies dominate to clean sweep series
THE Aussie Women’s cricket team has completed a clean sweep of its One Day International series with Pakistan after defeating the tourists by 101 runs in the third match of the series. After being sent into bat, the Aussies lost Phoebe Litchfield early but that was well and truly forgotten after Meg Lanning and Beth […]
Gardner the big mover in latest rankings
THE latest women’s cricket player rankings are out, and a few movers and shakers have shaken up the order. Women’s Twenty20 cricket has a new top allrounder, and after a strong showing in the most recent series in India it is Ash Gardner who is now top of the allrounders ranking. She is comfortably at […]
Reflections on a golden year for the golden girls
IT WAS another huge year for the Australian Women’s Cricket team in 2022, so as the year draws to a close, Rookie Me Central takes a look back at some of the memorable moments from the Australian team in 2022. Ashes The first challenge of the calendar year for the Australians was a home Ashes […]
Star skipper returns to lead Aussies into battle
AUSTRALIA has released its squad for the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan, with the teams set to do battle in mid-January. The biggest inclusion to the Australian squad is none other than skipper Meg Lanning, who returns to the side after taking a break from the game after the Commonwealth Games in July/August. There are […]
Graham’s hatrick heroics sees Aussies close out series
THANKS to some heroics with the bat from Ash Gardner and Grace Harris and the ball from Heather Graham, the Australians have ended their series in the subcontinent with a 54 run win over India. Batting first, the Australians had a new batting combination at the top of the order with Alyssa Healy missing through […]
