
Race to finish continues to heat up in India
THE inaugural Women’s Premier League season continues to throw up the surprises, with results overnight meaning that with one match left, there is still so much to play for. Dashing Delhi give Mumbai second loss in a row After a formidable start to the season, the Mumbai Indians have now lost two on the trot, […]

Gujarat back in the winners circle after Giant win
THE Gujarat Giants are back on the Women’s Premier League winners list in a big way, after they defeated the Delhi Capitals by 11 runs last night. After the Giants posted 4/147 from their 20 overs, the Capitals could only muster 136 before they were bowled out with eight balls left in the innings. After […]

History repeats as Delhi downs Bangalore
MUCH like the first time around these two sides met, Delhi defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore overnight to keep the Royal Challengers winless in season 2023. After the Royal Challengers made 4/150 from their 20 overs, the Capitals certainly took their time but reached the target with two balls to spare and six wickets in […]

Aussies star as Delhi stays undefeated
THE Aussies were the stars of the show for both sides overnight in Mumbai as the Delhi Capitals continued their high-scoring undefeated start to the season with a 42-run win over the UP Warriorz. The Capitals made a whopping 4/211 from their 20 overs, before restricting the Warriorz to the still competitive 5/169 from their […]

Women’s Premier League 2023 Preview: Delhi Capitals
The inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) competition kicks off on the weekend, which is the women’s equivalent of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and 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 […]

Marvellous Mooney masterclass accelerates Australia to title six
AUSTRALIA is the Queen of world cricket yet again, after defeating South Africa by 19 runs to win its third T20 World Cup title in a row. Batting first, the Australians got off to a productive but not overly flashy start, before losing their first wicket at the end of five overs. A 46-run second […]

Aussies survive close shave to progress to final
AUSTRALIA is through to yet another T20 World Cup final, after it downed India by five runs in a nail-biting semi-final. In a sight that is becoming less and less rare, Australian skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to have a bat. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney made a solid start to the […]

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: 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, […]

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 […]