By Admin 
Nat Sciver-Brunt Created History In WPL: The 16th match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 took place between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore last night i.e. on 26 January. This match was played at Kotambi Cricket Stadium in Vadodara, in which England’s Nat Sciver Brunt has created history. She scored the first century in the history of Women’s Premier League while playing for Mumbai Indians. Nat Sciver Brunt played an unbeaten inning of 100 runs in 57 balls. During this period he also hit 16 fours and one six. Apart from Nat Sciver Brunt, no other player has scored a century in the history of WPL.
Five highest individual scores in Women’s Premier League
- Nat Sciver-Brunt- 100* (Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2026)
- Georgia Vol- 99* (UP Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2025)
- Sophie Devine- 99 (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants, 2026)
- Harmanpreet Kaur- 95* (Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, 2024)
- Smriti Mandhana- 96 (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 2026)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss in the match
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, his decision proved wrong. Mumbai Indians, batting first, scored 199 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs and gave a target of 200 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore on the basis of Nat Sciver Brunt’s century. Apart from Nat Sciver Brunt, opener Haley Mathews scored 56 runs in 39 balls with the help of 9 fours, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur was out after scoring just 20 runs. For Royal Challengers Bangalore, Lauren Bull took the maximum of two wickets, while Shreyanka Patil and Nadine de Klerk got one wicket each.
How has been Nat Sciver Brunt’s international career?
England women’s team’s star all-rounder Nat Sciver Brunt has played 12 Tests, 129 ODIs and 137 T20 International matches in her career so far. In Test cricket, he has scored 883 runs and taken 12 wickets. In ODI cricket, he scored 4,354 runs and took 88 wickets, while in T20 International, he scored 2,960 runs and took 90 wickets.