Nat Sciver-Brunt hammers her 5th Women's ODI WC century: Stats
What's the story
England's Nat Sciver-Brunt has hammered her 5th ICC Women's World Cup century. The all-rounder hit 117 runs off 117 balls against Sri Lanka Women in Colombo on Saturday. Her stunning knock helped England score 253/9 in 50 overs. Sciver-Brunt did the bulk of the scoring for her side as she dictated the play to perfection. Here are further details and stats.
Knock
A terrific knock from Sciver-Brunt's blade
Sciver-Brunt came to the crease when England were 49/2. She shared a 60-run stand with Heather Knight for the 3rd wicket before adding a few 30-run stands. She put gas on the pedal toward the back-end. Notably, she recieved an early reprieve after being dropped by Udeshika Prabodhani while on three as Sri Lanka were left ruing that missed opportunity. Eventually, Prabodhani dismissed her.
Stats
Sciver-Brunt races to 954 runs at the World Cup
Sciver-Brunt's 117 was laced with nine fours and 2 sixes. Playing her 21st World Cup match, Sciver-Brunt has raced to 954 runs at a stunning 59.62. Sciver-Brunt hit her 5th World Cup hundred. She also owns 2 fifties. She is now the 8th-highest scorer in Women's World Cup. She went past Meg Lanning, who scored 948 World Cup runs at 52.66.
WODIs
10th hundred for Sciver-Brunt in Women's ODIs
Overall in Women's ODIs, Sciver-Brunt has amassed 4,241 runs from 124 matches (110 innings) at 47.12. This was her 10th hundred. She also owns 25 fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Sciver-Brunt has surpassed 500 WODI runs against Sri Lanka. She has 523 runs at from 12 matches (10 innings) at 74.71. This was her 5th fifty-plus score against SL-W (100s: 2, 50s: 3).
Record
Record for Sciver-Brunt
Sciver-Brunt now owns the 2nd-most number of centuries for England in Women's ODIs, as per Cricbuzz. Most hundreds for ENG-W in ODIs: 12 - Tammy Beaumont (125 inngs) 10 - Nat Sciver-Brunt (110 inngs) 9 - Charlotte Edwards (180 inngs) 8 - Claire Taylor (120 inngs)