Delhi’s delight sees Capitals book finals berth
THE Delhi Capitals are the second team into the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) Finals in 2024 after a nail-biting one-run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After Delhi posted 5/181, the Royal Challengers fell agonisingly short of reaching the target. After an okay start to its innings, Delhi did not really accelerate until the […]
Fast start helps Capitals exact revenge on Indians
THE Delhi Capitals have finally been able to exact some revenge on the Mumbai Indians, defeating them by 29 runs to hold on to top spot at the top of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) ladder. Sent in to bat, Delhi made a swift start to its innings, going at over 10 runs an over […]
Delhi on the board after big win
THE Delhi Capitals are on the board in the Women’s Premier League this season after defeating the UP Warriorz by nine wickets. After restricting the Warriorz to 9/119, the Capitals then went on to reach the target halfway through the 15th over. The Warriorz got off to a poor start and it really cost them […]
History repeats as Mumbai makes positive start to season
THE second edition of the Women’s Indian Premier League got off to a high scoring start this morning, with the Mumbai Indians repeating history to defeat the Delhi Capitals by four wickets in a rematch of last year’s WIPL Final. After the Capitals made 5/171, the Indians reached the target on the last ball of […]
India shocks Australia with dominant win
INDIA has stunned Australia by winning the first T20 of their multi-format series by nine wickets. After bowling Australia out for only 141, the Indians cruised to the target with 14 balls to spare. The Australians made an okay start to their innings, but it was just clumps of wickets falling for next to no […]
Aussies accelerate to series clean sweep
AUSTRALIA has made a clean sweep of its ODI series against India, this time downing the tourists by 190 runs. After a particularly strong start with the bat for the Australians that was maintained for much of the innings to see the Australians to a monster score, their bowlers then dismantled the Indian batting line […]
Australia claims series after nail-biter
AUSTRALIA has pulled off a thrilling three-run win over India to claim the ODI portion of the multi-format series. After Australia made 8/258, the result went down to the wire but the Indians fell agonisingly short. Much like in the first ODI, it was Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield who really got the run rate […]
Aussies accelerate to record successful chase
AUSTRALIA has pulled off a massive fightback win against India, defeating the hosts by six wickets in the first One Day International between the two women’s sides overnight. After India made the very competitive 8/282 from its 50 overs, some of Australia’s biggest names helped get them over the line to record the second highest […]
Test match remains firmly in balance at half-time
IT was another tough day for Australia on day two of its test match against India, as the hosts continued to pile on the runs. The home side put on 278 in the day to finish the day 157 runs ahead of the Australians. There were a couple of big partnerships that really propelled the […]
WBBL09 Season Preview: Melbourne Stars
THE ninth Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season us almost upon us, with the competition set to kick off next week. In the lead up to the opening day, Rookie Me Central will countdown by previewing each of the teams set to be contesting the tournament this season. To begin the second half of this […]
