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Nat Sciver-Brunt Slams Historic First WPL Century, Cements MVP Status

Nat Sciver-Brunt of the Mumbai Indians made history by scoring the first-ever century in the Women's Premier League, finishing unbeaten on 100. She is now the leading run-scorer this season and the first batter to surpass 300 runs in three different WPL editions. With over 1,300 career WPL runs and the most fifty-plus scores, she is statistically the tournament's most accomplished player. Her match-winning knock helped MI post a formidable total against RCB.

Key Points: Nat Sciver-Brunt Hits First WPL Century, Tops Run Charts

  • First-ever century in WPL history
  • Tops 2024 run-scoring charts
  • First batter with 300+ runs in three WPL editions
  • Most fifty-plus scores in WPL
  • Involved in most century partnerships
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Nat-Sciver Brunt rewrites records with first-ever WPL century, becomes tournament's most accomplished star

England's Nat Sciver-Brunt scores the first-ever WPL century, becoming the tournament's most accomplished batter with record runs and fifty-plus scores.

"She is the most accomplished player in the tournament's history. - Analysis"

Vadodara, January 26

Mumbai Indians and England stalwart Nat Sciver re-wrote several records after slamming the first-ever century of the Women's Premier League history.

The high-octane clash between 2024 champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and defending champions MI, desperately searching for a win, saw Sciver-Brunt unleash her most lethal when it needed the most, scoring an unbeaten 100* in 57 balls, with 16 fours and a six.

This is the first-ever century in the tournament's history. Currently in the tournament, she is at the top of the run-charts with 319 runs in six innings at an average of 79.75, including a century and three fifties, and a strike rate of over 154.

Nat-Sciver is the first-ever batter to have 300-plus runs in three different editions of WPL. Her peak season was the previous one, winning the title for MI with 523 runs in 10 matches at an average of 65.37, a strike rate of over 152 and five fifties. Her best score was 80*.

The English all-rounder is the most accomplished batter in WPL history, with 1,346 runs in 35 matches and innings at an average of 51.76, with a century and 11 fifties to her name, the most fifty-plus scores by a batter in the tournament's history. Combining this with her two WPL titles and a 'Player of the Tournament' title last season, she is the most accomplished player in the tournament's history.

With a total of five century stands, Nat Sciver is involved in most century stands in WPL history as a batter, with Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana and Hayley Matthews behind her with four each.

Coming to the match, RCB opted to field first. After getting an early wicket, Nat Sciver and Hayley (56 in 39 balls, with nine fours) stitched a 131-run stand for the second wicket, while Harmanpreet Kaur (20 in 12 balls, with two fours and a six), the skipper, also put up a brief 42-run stand. MI ended with 199/4 on the board, with Lauren Bell (2/21 in four overs) as RCB's top bowler.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Amazing player, no doubt. But I do wish our Indian batters like Smriti or Shafali had gotten that first century record. Hope this inspires them to go even bigger! The competition is getting fierce, which is great for the league.
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Aman W
Stats don't lie - 1346 runs at an average over 50 in T20s is phenomenal. She's the backbone of MI. The partnership with Hayley Matthews was a masterclass. WPL is lucky to have such international stars raising the bar every season.
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Sarah B
Watching from the UK, so proud of Nat! But full credit to the WPL and Indian fans for creating this platform. The atmosphere looks electric. This is exactly the kind of global stage women's cricket needed.
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Karthik V
Pure class. 16 fours and a six in a century shows she was finding gaps with ease, not just slamming it. RCB's bowling had no answer. As an MI fan, this win was much needed! 💙
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Nisha Z
While her achievement is fantastic, the article focuses heavily on her. The contributions of Hayley Matthews (56 off 39) and even Harmanpreet's quickfire 20 were crucial in building that total of 199. Cricket is a team sport, after all.

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