Four teams battling it out for two playoffs berths

Four teams battling it out for two playoffs berths

On a roll: Mumbai Indians has looked the most dominant side of the tournament. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI A fortnight has passed since the Women’s Premier League got off to an explosive start, with Harmanpreet Kaur playing a blinder at Navi Mumbai’s D.Y. Patil Stadium. Mumbai Indians won the opening match against Gujarat Giants […]

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WPL: Intense fight for remaining playoff spots beckons

WPL: Intense fight for remaining playoff spots beckons

Red-hot team: Mumbai Indians has qualified for playoffs with three games to spare. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI A fortnight has passed since the Women’s Premier League got off to an explosive start, with Harmanpreet Kaur playing a blinder at Navi Mumbai’s D.Y. Patil Stadium. Mumbai Indians won the opening match against Gujarat Giants by […]

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WPL | Amelia Kerr, international cricket’s youngest double-centurion, is finding the experience awesome 

WPL | Amelia Kerr, international cricket’s youngest double-centurion, is finding the experience awesome 

MI’s Amelia Kerr and Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate after taking a wicket during the WPL match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on March 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Castle Avenue in Dublin may not be among the world’s best-known cricket grounds. But, on June 13, 2018, it witnessed […]

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Harmanpreet’s Mumbai Indians seals a playoffs berth in style

Harmanpreet’s Mumbai Indians seals a playoffs berth in style

Going ballistic: Harmanpreet hammered seven fours and two sixes in what proved a match-swinging knock.  | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Sometimes, some teams find ways to beat even the law of averages. Mumbai Indians is doing that in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League, in front of its adoring fans, who never stopped […]

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Protect international cricket amid surge of franchise tournaments: MCC

Protect international cricket amid surge of franchise tournaments: MCC

Mumbai Indians’ Issy Wong with her teammates celebrates the wicket of Delhi Capitals batter Taniya Bhatia during the 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, on March 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has called for […]

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Morning Digest | ICMR says rising flu cases linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2; MI off to flying start in first WPL match, and more

Morning Digest | ICMR says rising flu cases linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2; MI off to flying start in first WPL match, and more

The ICMR noted that about half of all patients admitted with severe acute respiratory infections and patients walking into clinics were found to be afflicted with Influenza A H3N2. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. Rising cases of cough and fever linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2: ICMR Rising cases of intense […]

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Harmanpreet’s stunning 65 powers Mumbai Indians to 207/5 in WPL opener

Harmanpreet’s stunning 65 powers Mumbai Indians to 207/5 in WPL opener

Mumbai Indians celebrate the wicket of Annabel Sutherland during the Inaugural WPL match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Captain Harmanpreet Kaur powered Mumbai Indians to an imposing 207/5 with a stunning half-century against Gujarat Giants as the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) […]

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MI’s mix of stars have it in them to fulfil fans’ hopes

MI’s mix of stars have it in them to fulfil fans’ hopes

Harmanpreet Kaur. | Photo Credit: AFP Mumbai Indians boasts a stellar record in the IPL. With five trophies, it is the most successful franchise in the world’s most glamorous cricket league’s history. The expectations must be great from the Mumbai Indians fans about the women’s team too. Though Mumbai didn’t get the player it apparently […]

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Kieron Pollard calls time on IPL career, to remain with Mumbai Indians as batting coach

Kieron Pollard calls time on IPL career, to remain with Mumbai Indians as batting coach

After making his debut for Mumbai Indians in 2013, Kieron Pollard scored 3,412 runs in 189 matches and his top score (87 runs of 34 balls) came against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021. File One of the most accomplished names in T20 cricket, Kieron Pollard, on Tuesday called time on his Indian Premier League […]

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