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Nat Sciver-Brunt: Didn’t want to replicate other players by getting out in 90s | Cricket News

Nat Sciver-Brunt: Didn’t want to replicate other players by getting out in 90s | Cricket News

Nat Sciver-Brunt said she didn’t want to replicate other players by getting out in the 90s after she on Monday became the first cricketer in the Women’s Premier League history to score a century in four editions. The England captain struck 16 fours and a six to make exactly 100 not out off only 57 balls to power Mumbai Indians to 199 for four. Mumbai later survived an onslaught from India’s Richa Ghosh (90 off 50 balls; 10 fours and 6 sixes) to beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 15 runs. “I’ve seen a few players get out in the 90s, so I didn’t want to replicate that. But I also wanted to get as many runs for the team,” Sciver-Brunt told the broadcaster. “It’s obviously a special moment to reach that milestone, but more importantly, it was about getting runs on the board for the team. “These last two games are pretty much knockout games for us, so to be able to perform like that and to build such a strong partnership with Hayley Matthews …