Mumbai Indians' Nat Sciver-Brunt Creates History In Women's Premier League, Becomes First Batter To...
Natalie Sciver-Brunt of Mumbai Indians became the first batter in Women's Premier League history to score 1000 runs.
Mumbai Indians’ star all-rounder Natalie Sciver-Brunt created history by becoming the first batter in the Women’s Premier League to score 1000 runs. She continues her rich vein of form in 2025 as the leading run-scorer for the season and all-time as well.
The 32-year-old continues to showcase her class in the franchise tournament. It should also be noted that while she reached the 1000-run milestone, over half of those runs came in the ongoing season. She has been in blistering form in the 2025 season, where she also holds the rare feat of being the first batter in the tournament to score 500 runs as well.
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This record surpasses the previous record set by Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Ellyse Perry, who scored 347 runs in last year’s campaign.
With her stellar form, she also holds the record for the most boundaries scored. She is well ahead in comparison to her rivals, having smashed 156 boundaries across the three seasons.
| Highest Run-Scorers In WPL History | ||||||
| Rank | Player Name | Team | Matches | Runs | Strike-Rate | Average |
| 1 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | MI | 29 | 1015 | 142.55 | 48.33 |
| 2 | Ellyse Perry | RCB | 25 | 972 | 132.96 | 64.8 |
| 3 | Meg Lanning | DC | 27 | 939 | 126.89 | 40.82 |
| 4 | Shafali Verma | DC | 27 | 861 | 164.62 | 37.43 |
| 5 | Harmanpreet Kaur | MI | 27 | 807 | 142.32 | 40.35 |
| 6 | Hayley Matthews | MI | 29 | 758 | 121.47 | 27.07 |
| 7 | Smriti Mandhana | RCB | 26 | 646 | 128.68 | 24.84 |
| 8 | Richa Ghosh | RCB | 26 | 625 | 150.96 | 34.72 |
| 9 | Grace Harris | UPW | 22 | 581 | 140.33 | 32.27 |
| 10 | Ashleigh Gardner | GG | 25 | 567 | 141.75 | 24.65 |
MI were asked to bat first in the 2025 summit clash against Delhi Capitals. Despite the early departure of their opening pair, Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a quick half-century, with Nat Sciver-Brunt playing the supporting role in the duo’s partnership that has gone past the 50-run mark as well.
With the skipper looking set for a big score and the English all-rounder looking to get herself set, MI will hope that the duo can help the inaugural champions get to a fighting total to keep themselves in the hunt to secure a second title.
MI have had a stellar 2025 season, having won a total of five out of the eight league-stage games. They also went on to beat the Gujarat Giants in the eliminator by 47 runs. Sciver-Brunt played a starring role in the semifinal, scoring 77 off 41 balls, which had 10 boundaries and two maximums to take them to the final with a dominant win.
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