Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt (née Sciver; /ˈsɪvər/ SIV-ər;[1] born 20 August 1992) is an English cricketer who represents England in all formats.
[5][6] On 7 March 2021, Sciver-Brunt captained the England team for the first time in international cricket, for the third WT20I match against New Zealand, after Heather Knight was ruled out of the fixture due to an injury.
After some successful games in the academy team, she was selected for the 2013 limited-overs series against Pakistan where she made her debut for the full England side.
[20] She, along with Heather Knight, set the highest 3rd wicket stand in the history of the Women's Cricket World Cup (213) during the 2017 edition.
[31] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.
[34] On 18 June 2020, Sciver-Brunt was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
[35][36] In June 2021, Sciver-Brunt was named in England's Test and WODI squad as the vice-captain for their home series against India.
[44] She was named in the England squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[45] for their multi-format tour to South Africa in November 2024.
[46][47] Against South Africa, on 15 December 2024, Sciver-Brunt scored the fastest century in a women's Test match in terms of balls faced, when she brought up the landmark off her 96th delivery, going on to make 128 before being run out backing up at the non-striker's end.