Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine had both fallen short of three figures earlier this season, dismissed on 96 and 95 respectively, a trend Sciver-Brunt was keen not to repeat in Vadodara.
“Yeah, obviously I’d seen a few players get out in the 90s, so I didn’t want to replicate that,” Sciver-Brunt said after the innings. “But I also wanted to get as many runs as possible for the team. I’m really pleased we could get up to that total, and personally really happy as well.”
She brought up her maiden T20 hundred in the final over, chipping Shreyanka Patil over the infield before removing her helmet and acknowledging the applause with a “T” celebration – a tribute to her son, Theodore Michael and and a gesture to her wife, Katherine Sciver-Brunt.
“Just a little nod to home,” she said. “Katherine is obviously watching – well, hopefully. She’s actually a really nervous watcher, so she’s probably not watching, but she wanted a ‘T’ and she wanted me to get three figures, so here we go.”
“I guess it’s my first T20 hundred, so I’m really happy to get over that milestone, and hopefully it’s not the last.”
On her partnership with Matthews, Sciver-Brunt added: “Yeah, absolutely. Hayley will be so pleased to come back after a pretty long injury lay-off and get that kind of score. I really enjoy batting with her when I get the chance.”