The 32-year-old Nat Sciver-Brunt has slammed her 7th WPL fifty in their 199 run chase during the 2025 season match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 11 at Brabourne Stadium.
She went on to slam a half-century off 29 deliveries which included seven fours and a six. In 26 WPL matches, she went on to score 851 runs with an average of 44.78 and a strike rate of 137.28.
Nat Sciver-Brunt’s fifty has helped the side to recover from early dismissals despite the required run rate being high.
In the pursuit of chasing 199 runs, They went on to lose the wickets of openers Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr.
Sneh Rana dismissed Hayley Matthews in the fourth over who slammed 04 fours in her short innings.
She strikes once again in the first ball of the sixth over to send back Amelia Kerr for 9 runs. However, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur are aiming to forge a partnership in the run chase.
Earlier RCB played a valiant innings with stellar knocks from Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh and Georgia Wareham.
With RCB knocked out of the tournament, Mumbai Indians will be aiming for a win to get the top position in the WPL 2025 Points table and secure a spot in the finals.
Batting first, Sabbhineni Meghana and Smriti Mandhana opened the attack while Shabnim Ismail opened the bowling attack.
Aiming for a fiery start, openers started aggressively but lost the wicket of power hitter Sabbhineni Meghana who hit 26 runs off 13 deliveries before being dismissed by Hayley Matthews in the 4th over.
Ellyse Perry joined Mandhana at the crease aiming to post a huge total at scoreboard. They went on to score 53 runs in a powerplay.
By the end of 10 overs, RCB Women scored 87 runs for a wicket. Smriti Mandhana went on to score 53 runs off 37 deliveries before being dismissed by Amelia Kerr.
Richa Ghosh who joined Perry at the crease made a stellar knock in the game. The Bengaluru has been making good partnership across wickets despite regular dismissal.
Ellyse Perry narrowly missed 49 runs off 38 deliveries which included 5 fours and 1 six. Georgia Wareham played an exceptional knock scoring 31 runs off 10 deliveries which included five fours and 1 six at an impressive strike rate of 310.00.
