Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed a record-breaking century on her 100th ODI appearance as England thrashed Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Deputising for ill captain Heather Knight, Sciver-Brunt hit England’s fastest women’s ODI century, reaching the milestone in just 66 balls.
After eclipsing the previous best by Charlotte Edwards off 70 balls against New Zealand in 2012, Sciver-Brunt went on to reach 120 from 74 deliveries.
Her record would only have stood for a couple of minutes if Maia Bouchier had hit her 65th ball for six but she was lbw for 95, ending a boundary-laden 193-run stand in 121 deliveries with Sciver-Brunt.
Their efforts underpinned England’s score of 8-273 in a contest reduced to 31 overs each because of a rain-delayed start at Grace Road.
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Charlie Dean took five wickets as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 112, giving England a 161-run victory and a 2-0 series success. Hasini Perera top-scored with 32, but none of her teammates reached 16.
Sciver-Brunt, currently No. 1 on ICC Women’s ODI batting an all-rounder rankings, struck back-to-back centuries against Australia in the recent multi-format Ashes series.
