Sciver-Brunt's century powers MI past RCB in historic WPL moment
Sciver-Brunt's century powers MI past RCB in historic WPL moment
Nat Sciver-Brunt scores the WPL's first-ever century, guiding Mumbai Indians past Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a landmark performance.
Nat Sciver-Brunt etched her name in WPL history with an unbeaten 100 off 57 balls, the tournament's first century, as Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. Sciver-Brunt anchored MI's innings, hitting 16 fours and one six to reach 100 and set a challenging target for the opposition. MI finished on 199 for four, a total built around a 131-run second-wicket partnership with Hayley Matthews, who contributed a measured 56 off 39.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also chipped in with 20 off 12, helping MI post a score that proved too big for RCB on a day when Sciver-Brunt dominated from the moment she walked in. In the season’s context, Sciver-Brunt now tops the run charts with 319 runs in six innings at an average of 79.75, including one century and three fifties, with a strike rate well over 154. She also became the first batter to score more than 300 runs in three different editions of the WPL, underscoring her status as a league cornerstone.
Her latest milestone adds to an already storied WPL résumé: two titles with MI and the Player of the Tournament honour last season. Across 35 WPL appearances, she has 1,346 runs and counting, a testament to consistency across a franchise that has relied on her big-match temperament. The milestone came on a day when the league celebrated a watershed moment—one that fans and players alike are likely to remember as the WPL keeps writing history.
