The 16th match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru was played on January 26 at the Kotambi Cricket Stadium in Vadodara, where England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt created a tournament record.
Playing for Mumbai Indians, Nat Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 100 off 57 balls, becoming the first player to register a century in the history of the Women’s Premier League. Her innings included 16 fours and one six.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to field. Mumbai Indians posted 199 for 4 in 20 overs, with contributions from Sciver-Brunt and opener Hayley Matthews.
Hayley Matthews scored 56 runs off 39 balls, hitting nine fours. Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 20 runs.
For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lauren Bell was the most successful bowler with two wickets. Shreyanka Patil and Nadine de Klerk claimed one wicket each.
Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten century is the highest individual score in Women’s Premier League history. The top individual scores in the tournament are: Nat Sciver-Brunt 100* (Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2026), Georgia Voll 99* (UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2025), Sophie Devine 99 (Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants, 2026), Harmanpreet Kaur 95* (Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, 2024), and Smriti Mandhana 96 (Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians, 2026).
Nat Sciver-Brunt has played 12 Tests, 129 One Day Internationals, and 137 Twenty20 Internationals for England. She has scored 883 runs and taken 12 wickets in Tests, 4,354 runs and 88 wickets in ODIs, and 2,960 runs with 90 wickets in T20 Internationals.
