Nat Sciver-Brunt has won the Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer, finishing top of the MVP Rankings following a string of fantastic performances with the bat.

The Blaze all-rounder secured 110.76 MVP points from just five of the eight Vitality IT20 games this summer, having picked up an injury during the India series which forced the newly appointed captain to sit out the final three matches.

The 32-year-old scored 171 runs at an impressive average of 42.75, earning 87.76 batting points and highlighting her fielding prowess with seven catches and a run out, accounting for 16 further MVP points.

The skipper secured two Match MVP awards during the summer, the first coming in the second Vitality IT20 against the West Indies where she scored an unbeaten 55 off 30 balls and took a catch, resulting in 39.51 MVP points and a nine-wicket victory for England.

Last year’s Metro Bank ODI Player of the Summer also picked up a Match MVP award in the first Vitality IT20 against India for her innings of 66 off 42 balls and two catches which amounted to 45.7 MVP points in a 97-run loss.

Sciver-Brunt’s captaincy got off to a flyer with the 3-0 series victory over the West Indies but India ultimately proved a tougher test before picking up an injury which ruled her out of the rest of the Vitality IT20 series.

Finishing a close second in the table was opening batter Sophia Dunkley on 107.40 MVP points thanks to scoring 259 runs at an average of 43.17, alongside taking four catches.

The 26-year-old picked up a Match MVP against the West Indies, scoring a match-winning unbeaten 81 off 56 balls, including 12 fours, which earnt her 29.24 MVP points and secured England victory by eight wickets.

Hampshire quick Lauren Bell came third with 81.44 MVP points thanks to taking 13 wickets at an impressive average of 13.92. With 70.44 MVP points for her bowling, the next best was Chalie Dean with 28.47 points to underline her outstanding performances with the ball.

The 24-year-old opening bowler picked up a Match MVP award against India in the second Vitality IT20, earning 26.21 MVP points for fantastic figures of 2-17 off her four overs.

The Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer was selected by the PCA Most Valuable Player Rankings, powered by OFX, the PCA’s Official FX Partner. The formula takes into account expected performance on every ball according to CricViz’s extensive database. The algorithm also considers the historic performances of the venue each fixture is being played at, therefore giving a more accurate reflection of the top performers in the game than traditional batting and bowling averages do.

Sciver-Brunt also leads the Overall Women’s International MVP table going into to ODI series against India, with Dunkley and her teammate at The Blaze Tammy Beaumont sitting in second and third respectively.