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 […]
2023 ICC T20 World Cup Preview: England
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, Rookie Me Central will be previewing the teams one by one, and taking […]
Change of format does not bring change of fortunes in the Caribbean
THEY may have changed formats, but that did not improve things for the West Indies as they lost to England again, this time by eight wickets. Batting first, the West Indies did not make things any easier for themselves, posting a very unintimidating target of 7/105 from their 20 overs. After losing their first wicket […]
Sciver the star ensures England keep on winning
A SCINTLLATING performance from Nat Sciver has seen England end the One Day portion of its West Indian tour undefeated, after defeating the hosts by 151 runs. After electing to bat first, the English openers got off to a fabulous start, reaching a 63 run opening stance before Emma Lamb was dismissed. Then they found […]
England win series opener as Sciver smacks and Wyatt whacks
A STELLAR performance with the bat from Natalie Sciver and Danni Wyatt and with the ball from Charlie Dean has seen England race away to a comfortable first up win against the West Indies. After being sent in to bat, the English got off to a strong start, going at about a run a ball […]
Brisbane brings the Heat to down ‘Canes
THE Brisbane Heat were too strong for Hobart last night, defeating the Hurricanes by 44 runs to win the WBBL Eliminator and progress through to The Challenger. After the Hurricanes sent them in to bat, the Heat certainly were not waiting around to make something happen, smashing a 50-run opening partnership inside the Power Play. […]
Stellar start sees India into golden decider
INDIA is the first team through to the Commonwealth Games Cricket Gold Medal match, after the nation defeated England by four runs in the semi-finals. It was all off the back of a stellar Power Play from the Indians, and with the spinners laying the pressure late the win was theirs. India elected to bat […]
