From Hayley Matthews to Amelia Kerr, here's a look at the top five bowlers with most wickets in Women's Premier League. This list also includes Sophie Ecclestone, Marizanne Kapp and Nat Sciver-Brunt

<p>From Hayley Matthews to Amelia Kerr, here's a look at the top five bowlers with most wickets in Women's Premier League. This list also includes Sophie Ecclestone, Marizanne Kapp and Nat Sciver-Brunt</p>

Meet top 5 bowlers with most wickets in Women's Premier League

From Hayley Matthews to Amelia Kerr, here's a look at the top five bowlers with most wickets in Women's Premier League. This list also includes Sophie Ecclestone, Jess Jonassen and Nat Sciver-Brunt

<p>From Hayley Matthews to Amelia Kerr, here's a look at the top five bowlers with most wickets in Women's Premier League. This list also includes Sophie Ecclestone, Jess Jonassen and Nat Sciver-Brunt</p>

From Deepti Sharma to Nida Dar, let's have a look at the top six players in latest ICC Women's T20I all rounder rankings.

<p>From Deepti Sharma to Nida Dar, let's have a look at the top six players in latest ICC Women's T20I all-rounder rankings.</p>

From Deepti Sharma to Nida Dar: Top 6 players in latest ICC Women's T20I all rounder rankings

<p>Mumbai Indians (MI) women have made a terrific start of the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) by winning their first two matches. In their first match against Gujarat Giants (GG-W) by 143 runs and against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB-W) by 9 wickets.</p>

<p>In both those matches, MI-W's West Indian all-rounder Hayley Matthews played an important role. After scoring 47 runs against GG, Matthews gave a Player-of-the-Match performance against RCB as she took three wickets and scored 77 runs off 38 balls.</p>

<p>Congratulating Matthews on her performance, England bowler Jorfra Archer, who plays for Mumbai Indians men's side in the Indian Premier League (IPL), posted a video on the social media. Archer, however, got cheeky in the end and teased Hayley about her favorite team in the English Premier League (EPL), Arsenal, to which Hayley posted a epic reply.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mumbai Indians' Instagram handle posted the video by Archer and tagged Matthews. It was captioned, " @hkmatthews50, Jofra has a special message for you! Arsenal fans, you may want to skip hearing the last line."</p>

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<p>"Hey, Hayley I wanna congratulate you on your performances so far. You’re looking really good. All the very best for the rest of the season. And Arsenal are still crap," said Archer in the video. Matthews then wrote befitting reply to Archer in the comment section.</p>

<p>"Good thing MI &amp; Arsenal are so similar, both top of the table," she wrote.</p>

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<p>Notably, Archer is a Manchester United fan, which recently got a 7-0 drubbing from Liverpool, that has dented their chances to bridge the gap between them and table-toppers Arsenal, which are five point clear of second-placed Manchester City.</p>

<p>MI-W are also currently on top of the WPL points table with two wins in two matches and a healthy net run rate (NRR) of +5.185.</p>

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Mumbai Indians (MI) women have made a terrific start of the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) by winning their first two matches. In their first match against Gujarat Giants (GG-W) by 143 runs and against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB-W) by 9 wickets.

Mumbai Indians (MI) women have made a terrific start of the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) by winning their first two matches. In their first match against Gujarat Giants (GG-W) by 143 runs and against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB-W) by 9 wickets. In both those matches, MI-W's West Indian all-rounder Hayley Matthews played an important role. After scoring 47 runs against GG, Matthews gave a Player-of-the-Match performance against RCB as she took three wickets and scored 77 runs off 38 balls. Congratulating Matthews on her performance, England bowler Jorfra Archer, who plays for Mumbai Indians men's side in the Indian Premier League (IPL), posted a video on the social media. Archer, however, got cheeky in the end and teased Hayley about her favorite team in the English Premier League (EPL), Arsenal, to which Hayley posted a epic reply. Mumbai Indians' Instagram handle posted the video by Archer and tagged Matthews. It was captioned, " @hkmatthews50, Jofra has a special message for you! Arsenal fans, you may want to skip hearing the last line." MUST WATCH: DC's Jemimah shows dance moves after being coloured by teammate Radha on Holi - VIRAL "Hey, Hayley I wanna congratulate you on your performances so far. You’re looking really good. All the very best for the rest of the season. And Arsenal are still crap," said Archer in the video. Matthews then wrote befitting reply to Archer in the comment section. "Good thing MI & Arsenal are so similar, both top of the table," she wrote. Have a look at the conversation here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mumbai Indians (@mumbaiindians) × Notably, Archer is a Manchester United fan, which recently got a 7-0 drubbing from Liverpool, that has dented their chances to bridge the gap between them and table-toppers Arsenal, which are five point clear of second-placed Manchester City. MI-W are also currently on top of the WPL points table with two wins in two matches and a healthy net run rate (NRR) of +5.185. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

WPL 2023: Jofra Archer tries TROLLING MI-W star Hayley Matthews, gets ROASTED by her - WATCH

<p>Windies and Mumbai Indians' Hayley Matthews continues to slay as she guides MI to successive win in the Women's Premier League on Monday. Taking on the star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium, Matthews first picked up three wickets and then scored an unbeaten 77 off 38 balls to win the Player of the Match.</p>

<p>Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Challengers got off to a relatively good start than Sunday's game as Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine added 39 runs for the first wicket. In not time, RCB was reeling at 43 for four with player in form Matthews picking up two wickets up front.&nbsp;Odd twenties from the lower order saw Bangalore score 155 in the first innings as&nbsp;last match's hero, spinner&nbsp;Saika Ishaque picked up two wickets while New Zealand's&nbsp;Amelia Kerr returned with figures of two for 30.</p>

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<p>Mumbai's chase was right on the track from ball one with openers Matthews and&nbsp;Yastika Bhatia taking the attack to the opposition. Matthews began from where she had left as her sublime drives inside the first six overs created panic in the Challengers'&nbsp;dug out. After Bhatia's wicket, England's&nbsp;Nat Sciver-Brunt joined Matthews and both didn't look back after that.</p>

<p>Mediocre bowling and bad fielding resulted in Bangalore drift&nbsp;away from the game. Matthews continued with her onslaught as she hit 13 fours and a six in her match-winning innings of 77 from 38 balls, whereas,&nbsp;right-handed&nbsp;Sciver-Brunt well-accompanied her on the other end with her fifty (55* off 29 balls)&nbsp;- that included nine fours and a maximum.</p>

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<p>Now with two wins in as many matches, Harmanpreet's Mumbai is on the top of the WPL points table with four points while Bangalore is placed fourth with no points. While RCB will next face bottom-placed Gujarat Giants on March 8th, Mumbai will take on Delhi Capitals the following day.</p>


Windies and Mumbai Indians' Hayley Matthews continues to slay as she guides MI to successive win in the Women's Premier League on Monday. Taking on the star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium, Matthews first picked up three wickets and then scored an unbeaten 77 off 38 balls to win the Player of the Match.

Windies and Mumbai Indians' Hayley Matthews continues to slay as she guides MI to successive win in the Women's Premier League on Monday. Taking on the star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium, Matthews first picked up three wickets and then scored an unbeaten 77 off 38 balls to win the Player of the Match. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Challengers got off to a relatively good start than Sunday's game as Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine added 39 runs for the first wicket. In not time, RCB was reeling at 43 for four with player in form Matthews picking up two wickets up front. Odd twenties from the lower order saw Bangalore score 155 in the first innings as last match's hero, spinner Saika Ishaque picked up two wickets while New Zealand's Amelia Kerr returned with figures of two for 30. ALSO READ: WPL 2023: Who is Tara Norris? All you need to know about USA star who claimed 5-fer for Delhi Capitals Mumbai's chase was right on the track from ball one with openers Matthews and Yastika Bhatia taking the attack to the opposition. Matthews began from where she had left as her sublime drives inside the first six overs created panic in the Challengers' dug out. After Bhatia's wicket, England's Nat Sciver-Brunt joined Matthews and both didn't look back after that. Mediocre bowling and bad fielding resulted in Bangalore drift away from the game. Matthews continued with her onslaught as she hit 13 fours and a six in her match-winning innings of 77 from 38 balls, whereas, right-handed Sciver-Brunt well-accompanied her on the other end with her fifty (55* off 29 balls) - that included nine fours and a maximum. HIGHLIGHTS: RCB-W vs MI-W, WPL 2023: Matthews, Sciver-Brunt star in Mumbai's nine-wicket win over RCB Now with two wins in as many matches, Harmanpreet's Mumbai is on the top of the WPL points table with four points while Bangalore is placed fourth with no points. While RCB will next face bottom-placed Gujarat Giants on March 8th, Mumbai will take on Delhi Capitals the following day.

WPL 2023: MI-W vs RCB-W - Hayley Matthews stars in Mumbai Indians' successive win

<p>Hayley Matthews` fierce spell helped West Indies in defeating Bangladesh in a last-over thriller in the ongoing ICC Women`s World Cup 2022 here at Bay Oval on Friday. While defending 141, Hayley Matthews scalped four wickets and Afy Fletcher fetched three wickets for West Indies to bundled out Bangladesh on 136 runs and brought her side home with four runs victory.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chasing 141, Bangladesh struggled a lot as they chase a mere 141 to beat West Indies. The Asian side reached 64/5 at the 25-over mark of their innings, with captain Nigar Sultana (14) and Salma Khatun (3) unbeaten and needing a further 77 runs for a second consecutive victory at the tournament. Bangladesh has lost 6 wickets for just 85 on board. Skipper Nigar Sultana scored only 25 runs and was sent back to the pavilion by Hayley Matthews scoreboard read 85/6. Later middle-order batters of Bangladesh tried to anchor the inning.In the end, it came down to the final six balls in Tauranga, with experienced West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor bowling to Nahida Akter (25*) and Bangladesh still requiring eight runs for win with just one wicket in hand.</p>

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<p>Earlier For West Indies spinners Hayley Matthews (4/14) and Afy Fletcher (3/29) did the majority of the damage for West Indies, while wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle (53*) also performed well to help pace batting innings that failed to reach any great heights.The win sees West Indies jump to third on the standings with three victories from five games, while Bangladesh stands in seventh.</p>

<p>Bangladesh spinners Salma Khatun and Nahida Akter scalped two wickets respectively with skipper Nigar Sultana (25) the equal top-scorer batting performance by the Asian side.</p>

<p><strong>Brief Score: West Indies</strong> 140/9 (Shemaine Campbelle 53, Hayley Matthews 18; Salma Khatun 2/23) <strong>Bangladesh</strong> 136 (Nahida Akter 25*, Nigar Sultana 25; Hayley Matthews 15/4).</p>


Hayley Matthews` fierce spell helped West Indies in defeating Bangladesh in a last-over thriller in the ongoing ICC Women`s World Cup 2022 here at Bay Oval on Friday.

Hayley Matthews` fierce spell helped West Indies in defeating Bangladesh in a last-over thriller in the ongoing ICC Women`s World Cup 2022 here at Bay Oval on Friday. While defending 141, Hayley Matthews scalped four wickets and Afy Fletcher fetched three wickets for West Indies to bundled out Bangladesh on 136 runs and brought her side home with four runs victory. Chasing 141, Bangladesh struggled a lot as they chase a mere 141 to beat West Indies. The Asian side reached 64/5 at the 25-over mark of their innings, with captain Nigar Sultana (14) and Salma Khatun (3) unbeaten and needing a further 77 runs for a second consecutive victory at the tournament. Bangladesh has lost 6 wickets for just 85 on board. Skipper Nigar Sultana scored only 25 runs and was sent back to the pavilion by Hayley Matthews scoreboard read 85/6. Later middle-order batters of Bangladesh tried to anchor the inning.In the end, it came down to the final six balls in Tauranga, with experienced West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor bowling to Nahida Akter (25*) and Bangladesh still requiring eight runs for win with just one wicket in hand. ALSO READ | EXPLAINED! Here's how Mithali Raj's India can make it to CWC 2022 semi-finals after England drubbing Earlier For West Indies spinners Hayley Matthews (4/14) and Afy Fletcher (3/29) did the majority of the damage for West Indies, while wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle (53*) also performed well to help pace batting innings that failed to reach any great heights.The win sees West Indies jump to third on the standings with three victories from five games, while Bangladesh stands in seventh. Bangladesh spinners Salma Khatun and Nahida Akter scalped two wickets respectively with skipper Nigar Sultana (25) the equal top-scorer batting performance by the Asian side. Brief Score: West Indies 140/9 (Shemaine Campbelle 53, Hayley Matthews 18; Salma Khatun 2/23) Bangladesh 136 (Nahida Akter 25*, Nigar Sultana 25; Hayley Matthews 15/4).

Women's CWC: Hayley Matthews's inspiring spell powers West Indies to thrilling win over Bangladesh

<p>Hayley Matthews smashed a brilliant century to help the West Indies to a dramatic three-run victory over tournament hosts New Zealand in the opening match of the 12th Women's World Cup at Mount Maunganui on Friday.</p>

<p>The all-rounder, moved up the order to open the batting in place of Rashada Williams, took the game to New Zealand from the start and pummelled 16 fours and a booming six in her 128-ball 119.</p>

<p>The 23-year-old Barbadian returned to take 2-41 with her offspin and set back the New Zealanders in their bid to chase down 260 runs for victory in front of a sparse, COVID-19 restricted crowd.</p>

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<p>Sloppy West Indies fielding gave Sophie Devine at least two lives and the New Zealand captain took full advantage with a battling 108 that kept the hosts in with a sniff of victory.</p>

<p>Seamer Chinelle Henry finally ousted the home captain with a brilliant juggled catch off her own bowling to set up a dramatic final five over under the Bay Oval lights.</p>

<p>Katey Martin (44) and Jess Kerr (25) needed six runs from the final six deliveries but Deandra Dottin, bowling her first over of the match, dismissed them both and ran out Hannah Rowe on the penultimate ball to leave New Zealand 256 all out.</p>

<p>"I thought we were right in it until the last over," said Devine.</p>

<p>"You don't get much more clutch than a bowler coming in in the 50th over and doing what Dottin did. So full credit to them but we've got to move on quickly."</p>

<p>Matthews said coach Courtney Walsh had called her on Thursday and told her she would be opening in place of Williams, who was ruled out of the match by concussion protocols.</p>

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<p>"Just pretty happy that I could get some runs up top," said Matthews.</p>

<p>"Definitely my best score, definitely up there with one of the best innings."</p>

<p>The tournament, delayed by 12 months because of the global health crisis, pitches all eight teams in an opening round-robin with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.</p>

<p>Australia, who are favourites to win a seventh title, open their campaign against holders England in Hamilton on Saturday.</p>


Hayley Matthews smashed a brilliant century to help the West Indies to a dramatic three-run victory over tournament hosts New Zealand in the opening match of the 12th Women's World Cup at Mount Maunganui on Friday.

Hayley Matthews smashed a brilliant century to help the West Indies to a dramatic three-run victory over tournament hosts New Zealand in the opening match of the 12th Women's World Cup at Mount Maunganui on Friday. The all-rounder, moved up the order to open the batting in place of Rashada Williams, took the game to New Zealand from the start and pummelled 16 fours and a booming six in her 128-ball 119. The 23-year-old Barbadian returned to take 2-41 with her offspin and set back the New Zealanders in their bid to chase down 260 runs for victory in front of a sparse, COVID-19 restricted crowd. ALSO READ: 'Because of his stature, no one...': Ex-selector slam BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly for attending team meetings Sloppy West Indies fielding gave Sophie Devine at least two lives and the New Zealand captain took full advantage with a battling 108 that kept the hosts in with a sniff of victory. Seamer Chinelle Henry finally ousted the home captain with a brilliant juggled catch off her own bowling to set up a dramatic final five over under the Bay Oval lights. Katey Martin (44) and Jess Kerr (25) needed six runs from the final six deliveries but Deandra Dottin, bowling her first over of the match, dismissed them both and ran out Hannah Rowe on the penultimate ball to leave New Zealand 256 all out. "I thought we were right in it until the last over," said Devine. "You don't get much more clutch than a bowler coming in in the 50th over and doing what Dottin did. So full credit to them but we've got to move on quickly." Matthews said coach Courtney Walsh had called her on Thursday and told her she would be opening in place of Williams, who was ruled out of the match by concussion protocols. ALSO READ: Ind vs SL: Rohit joins Kohli, Dhoni, Dravid to become 35th cricketer to captain Team India in Tests "Just pretty happy that I could get some runs up top," said Matthews. "Definitely my best score, definitely up there with one of the best innings." The tournament, delayed by 12 months because of the global health crisis, pitches all eight teams in an opening round-robin with the top four progressing to the semi-finals. Australia, who are favourites to win a seventh title, open their campaign against holders England in Hamilton on Saturday.

Hayley Matthews smashes ton as West Indies upsets New Zealand in Women's World Cup opener

<p>Explosive Australia opener David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews were on Monday adjudged the men's and women's ICC Players of the Month of November after their superlative performances.</p>

<p>Warner's crucial efforts in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup which Australia won for the first time helped him pip Pakistan opener Abid Ali and New Zealand seam bowler Tim Southee to grab the men's award.</p>

<p>Matthews' all-round show in the ODIs won her the women's award ahead of left-arm spinners Anam Amin of Pakistan and Nahida Akter of Bangladesh.</p>

<p>Warner won the award on his maiden nomination following his Player of the Tournament show at the recent T20 World Cup, in which he smashed 53 in the final against New Zealand after 49 in the semifinal against Pakistan.</p>

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<p>He was also named Player of the Match in an earlier Super 12 match against the West Indies for a blistering 89 not out off 56 balls. Warner aggregated 209 runs at an average of 69.66 and a strike rate of 151.44 in four T20Is during the period.</p>

<p>David was back to his scintillating best during the T20 World Cup and his aggression at the top of the order was outstanding. His 209 runs at a strike rate of 151 in four innings simply tells the story," Jury member Russel Arnold said about Warner.</p>

<p>"There was no recovering from the early onslaught by Warner and his stroke play was pleasing to the eye."</p>

<p>Matthews won the award on her second nomination. She was earlier nominated in July along with her captain Stafanie Taylor, who was the winner then.</p>

<p>Matthews scored 141 runs and grabbed nine wickets at an average of 13.11 during the period. She starred in a series win over Pakistan, scoring 57 runs and taking three for 31 in the first match before a four for 26 runs in the second.</p>

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<p>"Hayley was the star, performing with both bat and ball. Her all-round performance was one of the reasons the West Indies won against Pakistan, and she deserves to be the women's Player of the Month," jury member Irfan Pathan said about Matthews.</p>

<p>The selection process for the monthly awards, which were instituted in January, combines votes cast by former players, prominent journalists and global cricket fans.&nbsp;</p>


Explosive Australia opener David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews were on Monday adjudged the men's and women's ICC Players of the Month of November after their superlative performances.

Explosive Australia opener David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews were on Monday adjudged the men's and women's ICC Players of the Month of November after their superlative performances. Warner's crucial efforts in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup which Australia won for the first time helped him pip Pakistan opener Abid Ali and New Zealand seam bowler Tim Southee to grab the men's award. Matthews' all-round show in the ODIs won her the women's award ahead of left-arm spinners Anam Amin of Pakistan and Nahida Akter of Bangladesh. Warner won the award on his maiden nomination following his Player of the Tournament show at the recent T20 World Cup, in which he smashed 53 in the final against New Zealand after 49 in the semifinal against Pakistan. ALSO READ: David Warner, Tim Southee, and Abid Ali nominated for ICC Player of the Month award for November He was also named Player of the Match in an earlier Super 12 match against the West Indies for a blistering 89 not out off 56 balls. Warner aggregated 209 runs at an average of 69.66 and a strike rate of 151.44 in four T20Is during the period. David was back to his scintillating best during the T20 World Cup and his aggression at the top of the order was outstanding. His 209 runs at a strike rate of 151 in four innings simply tells the story," Jury member Russel Arnold said about Warner. "There was no recovering from the early onslaught by Warner and his stroke play was pleasing to the eye." Matthews won the award on her second nomination. She was earlier nominated in July along with her captain Stafanie Taylor, who was the winner then. Matthews scored 141 runs and grabbed nine wickets at an average of 13.11 during the period. She starred in a series win over Pakistan, scoring 57 runs and taking three for 31 in the first match before a four for 26 runs in the second. ALSO READ: Ashes 2021: James Anderson, Stuart Broad available for selection for second Test "Hayley was the star, performing with both bat and ball. Her all-round performance was one of the reasons the West Indies won against Pakistan, and she deserves to be the women's Player of the Month," jury member Irfan Pathan said about Matthews. The selection process for the monthly awards, which were instituted in January, combines votes cast by former players, prominent journalists and global cricket fans.

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