Mumbai mute Warrior ressurgence to return to WPL peak
THE MUMBAI Indians have halted the resurgence of the UP Warriorz, beating the Warriorz by eight wickets overnight. It was a tale of responding to poor starts. Chasing 143 for victory, Mumbai found themselves on the ropes about halfway through the fourth over, but then Natalie Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews went on a scoring spree, […]
No more undefeated teams left in WIPL
THERE are no longer any undefeated teams in the Women’s Indian Premier League this season after the Mumbai Indians defeated the Royal Challengers Bengalaru by four wickets overnight. Chasing 168 for victory, the Indians almost ran out of overs but eventually reached the target on the penultimate ball of the innings. Leading from the front […]
WIPL PLAYER FOCUS | Natalie Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai)
IT HAS not all been smooth sailing for the Mumbai Indians in the 2025 Women’s Indian Premier League season, splitting their first two matches with one win and one loss. But, that win did come in an emphatic way a few days ago, as they took down the Gujarat Giants to win by five wickets. […]
Imports steer Mumbai to bounce back win
A HALF-CENTURY from Natalie Sciver-Brunt and devastating bowling spell from Hayley Matthews propelled Mumbai Indians to a bounce back five-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) overnight. A stellar bowling performance from the Indians saw Gujarat fall to 3-16 halfway through the fourth over, and they never recover from there […]
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 | Mumbai Indians
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 each squad to highlight a bunch of key players to look out for. Today’s preview puts 2023 champions, the Mumbai Indians under the spotlight. After winning the inaugural […]
Aussies rewrite history and spin their way to a clean sweep
AUSTRALIA has recorded the first clean sweep of the Women’s Ashes series after winning the test match by an innings and 122 runs. After Beth Mooney etched her name into the history books in the morning, more stellar bowling from Alana King and Ash Gardner helped the Aussies quickly rip through the English batting line-up. […]
Slow and steady doesn’t get England far as Aussies on top early
DAY one of the historic 2025 Women’s Ashes test saw Australia in a pretty comfortable position for just about the entire day. Australia won the toss and decided to have a bowl, and was rewarded almost instantly when Maia Bouchier nicked one behind to Beth Mooney, and she was back in the pavilion and […]
Mooney powers Australia to resounding victory at Adelaide Oval
CARRYING her bat through their innings, Australian batter Beth Mooney was a force to behold on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval taking her team to another thumping win. Although the series is not live, Australia wanted to keep notching up the wins to take it through to the hotly-anticipated test in form. Mooney took player […]
Ashes still Australia’s after dominant T20 win
AUSTRALIA has retained the Women’s Ashes once again, after winning the first T20 of the series last night to take an unassailable lead in the points tally. Australia first posted 7/198 from its 20 overs last night, before then bowling out the English for just 141. Australian openers Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll were not […]
