Nat Sciver-Brunt, who serves as England Women's captain, has returned from South Africa because of personal matters. The star all-rounder traveled to South Africa earlier this month with her national teammates to attend a training camp which took place in Pretoria. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) arranged the camp to help England Women prepare for the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2026. Nat Sciver, who served as captain of Team Brittin XI, achieved victory for his team during the first intra-squad match at SuperSport Park. The ECB later confirmed that Sciver-Brunt flew back home due to a family emergency. The board also stated that the experienced all-rounder will not take any further part in England's preparatory tour of South Africa. The England Women's squad which included her as one of its 30 players visited South Africa to compete in five intra-squad matches. These matches served as essential preparation for their upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 matches. The 33-year-old led Team Brittin XI and shared the dressing room with players like Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley, and Linsey Smith. Next stop: Pretoria 🔥🇿🇦England Women are heading to Pretoria, South Africa to continue their preparation ahead of the T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/TQPQYcegBi — England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 6, 2026 Under Sciver-Brunt’s leadership Team Brittin XI defeated Team Heyhoe-Flint XI by nine wickets after playing eight overs. Team Brittin limited their opponents to 109 runs while bowling 20 overs which resulted in Amy Jones being the only player to score more than 20 runs. Issy Wong delivered the standout bowling performance with figures of 3/18. Bell and Smith picked up two wickets each while Lauren Filer and Freya Kemp claimed one wicket each. Team Brittin XI achieved their target through a nine-wicket victory which took them only 12 overs to complete. Maia Bouchier secured the match with her 47 runs which she scored from 40 pitches without being dismissed. Captain Sciver-Brunt scored 41 runs without losing his wicket through 24 pitches which included seven hits that reached the boundary at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Originally, England had planned the training camp in Abu Dhabi. However, the ECB chose to move the camp to South Africa because rising tensions between the United States and Iran along with the ongoing Middle East conflict situation created unsafe conditions. Read also: Sanju Samson is irreplaceable: Riyan Parag opens after rowing with Rajasthan Royals captaincy The camp now functions as a primary selection venue because it enables head coach Charlotte Edwards to evaluate players before the upcoming summer which features a home T20 World Cup. The England Women team will host the tournament while they also host New Zealand women's national cricket team and India women's national cricket team for white-ball matches. The team will face India in their first Test match which will take place at Lord's Cricket Ground in the upcoming year. England needs to proceed with their training activities because Sciver-Brunt is unavailable as they prepare for their important home summer season.