I saw the madness, big scores and crazy atmosphere of the IPL; I didn’t expect to be part of something like that: Nat Sciver-Brunt  Premium

Nat Sciver-Brunt shines in the WPL with impressive scores and wickets, proving herself as one of the all-time greats.

Nat Sciver-Brunt was in fabulous form at the WPL. She rattled up scores of 80 n.o., 57, 42, 75 n.o., 18, 37, 38, 69, 77 and 30. And she also picked up 12 wickets to play a big role — like she did in 2023 — in Mumbai Indians’ triumph in the world’s biggest women’s cricket league. The thing with Sciver-Brunt is that she gets into fabulous form often. More often than most cricketers. Little wonder she is already one of the all-time greats. Excerpts from an interview Sciver-Brunt gave The Hindu:

In the WPL’s first edition, you were the player-of-the-match in the eliminator and the final. You may have been reminded of that, the way you performed this season, too.

I have probably surprised myself, to be honest. I have played a lot of cricket in the last few months, not all of that has been as successful as it has been here. So yeah, it’s really nice to be able to help contribute to some wins for Mumbai. Winning the first edition was special. I guess everyone’s skills were in a great place. So if one person wasn’t able to perform on that day, the next person would. I peaked at the right time for that tournament, which was really special.

Another all-rounder in the squad, Hayley Matthews, has also been brilliant for MI. And you seem to enjoy each other’s company while batting.

I am really happy for Hayley because she had been struggling a little bit with her form and she was desperate to score some runs and get into the tournament. So for her to battle away and be there with me and put on a great partnership together was really special. We have had a pretty similar group since year one of Mumbai Indians. It is great to be together out on the pitch.

How did it feel when you were picked by MI in the first season?

That was pretty mad actually. We were playing a World Cup match whilst the auction was happening. So in our team, some people found out before the game, some people found out after the game. So that whole day was a bit surreal really. And yeah, finding out that I had been bought by Mumbai Indians was a really special moment.