Gujarat Capitalises on Giant WIPL upset
GUJARAT Giants continue to spice things up this Women’s Indian Premier League, this time toppling the ladder leading Delhi Capitals to the tune of five wickets. Set the not particularly easy target of 178 for victory, Harleen Deol and Beth Mooney got the innings going after a poor start, putting together an 85-run partnership in […]
Capitals catapult back to top of WIPL standings
TOP SPOT on the Women’s Indian Premier League ladder has changed again after the Delhi Capitals surged to the top of the table after an impressive nine wicket win over the Mumbai Indians. A stellar bowling performance set up things for the Capitals. Chasing merely 124 for victory, Meg Lanning (60 not out) and Shafali […]
Harris hat-trick propels UP Warriorz to first win
PREDICTING her own hat-trick before the game, all-rounder Grace Harris became the first Australian to take one in the Women’s Premier League, helping her UP Warriorz to their first win of the season. Beating the Delhi Capitals by 33 runs, Harris took four wickets in the contest in Bengaluru. According to her post-match, she joked […]
Aussies stand tall in Capitals’ narrow WIPL win
THE DELHI Capitals survived a massive scare, but ultimately defeated the UP Warriorz by seven wickets in the Women’s Indian Premier League overnight thanks to a couple of Aussies’ match-winning knocks. Chasing 167 for victory, and although the Capitals did not lose a lot of wickets, they almost ran out of balls to reach the […]
Mandhana mashes Capitals as RCB stay undefeated
A CENTURY opening stance has helped The Royal Challengers Bengaluru cruise to an eight-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Indian Premier League season overnight. Chasing 142 for victory, the Royal Challengers at times made it look easy, set up by that 107-run opening partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Danni Wyatt-Hodge. Not much […]
Delhi secures last ball WIPL victory
A MATCH-WINNING two runs on the final ball of the day helped Delhi Capitals secure a two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the second match of the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) overnight. While the opening match was a nail-biter, the second contest in the 2025 season proved even better with Arundhati Reddy smacking the […]
2025 WIPL PREVIEW | Delhi Capitals
THIS week the 2025 edition of the Indian Women’s Premier League (IWPL) kicks off, and ahead of the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at all of the teams individually and give you the reader an idea of the key players to look out for. Today we kick off the series with taking […]
Deja vu as Vics win another thriller
VICTORIA has pulled off a second narrow WNCL win over Western Australia in three days, this time saluting by one wicket. Western Australia first made 8/275 from its 50 overs, before Victoria then reached that target with merely two balls to spare in its innings. Mikayla Hinkley was the leader with the bat for WA, […]
Vics cut it close but pull off nailbiting win
VICTORIA picked up a nailbiting WNCL win yesterday, defeating Western Australia by two wickets. After rain reduced Western Australia’s innings to 47 overs, the visitors went on to make 8/229. Further rain then reduced Victoria’s innings to 44 overs, and the Vics then reached their Duckworth-Lewis adjusted target of 223 with merely three balls to […]
Meteors’ superior batting effort trumps Victoria once again
THE ACT Meteors have featured twice on the winners list after this weekend, netting back-to-back victories against Victoria at EPC Solar Park. For the home side, it was the efforts of all-rounder Olivia Porter, in combination with captain Katie Mack (46 off 57) and Carly Leeson (29* off 35) which stood out most. Porter (80* […]
