The Women’s Premier League’s inaugural season will start on March 4 on Saturday. Smriti Mandhana, who signed with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for 3.4 crores, was the most expensive player at the first-ever WPL auction held in Mumbai last month. Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants (GG) paid 3.2 crores to get Australian superstar Ashleigh Gardner. At the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, the Giants will play the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians (MI).
The team has a long batting lineup but lacks quality bowling options. Hence the balance of the playing 11 must be carefully looked upon. Hence Nat Sciver is a crucial member of the side who could balance the team with bat and ball.
Nat Sciver Brunt is the first player to take a hattrick in the Women’s Twenty20 International match. She is a natural leader and was also the vice captain of the side during the 2022 Commonwealth games.
In a purple patch
Nat Sciver, an all-rounder for England, was second in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in terms of runs scored. She participated in five games, scoring 216 runs with an impressive strike rate of 141.18 and an average of 72. Despite the struggles of some of the other England hitters, Sciver displayed outstanding consistency. After England’s disastrous start, she hit an unbeaten 40 off 30 against the West Indies, followed by 50 off 42 against India, 81 not out off 40 against Pakistan, and 40 off 34 in the semifinal against South Africa. The 30-year-old has a stellar international resume, scoring more than 2000 runs in 108 T20Is and more than 3000 runs in 94 ODIs. She has 79 T20I wickets and 65 one-day wickets thanks to her medium pace.
International Record
She has featured in 108 T20 Internationals for England. She has scored 2175 runs at an average of 26.85. She has taken 79 wickets at an economy of 6.47.
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