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.

In today’s times, gay marriage is not a new thing. Many players in international women’s cricket have done same-sex marriage. They all are quite happy in their life. Recently South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon announced her engagement to Michelle Nattival. In such a situation, it will be interesting to know who has done this before this pair. We are going to tell you about 5 such female cricketers who have done same-sex marriage.

International female cricketer who married only one woman

1. Alex Blackwell and Lindsay Askew’s wedding

Australia’s Alex Blackwell and England’s Lindsay Askew got married in England in 2015 after dating each other for eight years. Blackwell publicly admitted in 2013 that she was a lesbian. Blackwell played 252 international matches for Australia while Askew could play only 14 international matches for England.

2. Relationship between Amy Satterthwaite and Lee Tahuhu

New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite and Lee Tahuhu got married in 2017. Satterthwaite is an excellent left-handed batsman while Tahuhu is a right-arm fast bowler. They both also have a daughter, whose name is Grace Mary Satterthwaite. Who was born on 13 January 2020.

3. Dan van Niekerk marries Marijanne Kapp

Former South African captain Dane van Niekerk and star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp got married in the year 2018. Van Niekerk is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg spinner, who has played nearly 200 international matches. Whereas, Kapp is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, who has played more than 200 international matches for South Africa.

4. Megan Schutt’s wedding to Jess Holyoak

Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt married Jess Holyoak in the year 2019. Shutt has played more than 150 international matches for Australia since her debut in international cricket in 2012. On the other hand, Holyoak is not a cricketer, she worked as a facility manager in Cricket Australia. The couple had a daughter, Rylee Louise Schutt, in August 2021.

5. Nat Sciver Brunt and Katherine Brunt get married

England star all-rounder Nat Sciver Brunt and Katherine Brunt got married on 29 May 2022 after getting engaged in October 2019. Both have been an important part of the England team and have also been the main players behind England’s victory in the 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. In September 2024, it was announced that Katherine was pregnant, after which, she gave birth to their son in March 2025.