Outstanding Laura Wolvaardt continues to impress, takes top spot in ICC ODI women's batters ranking

South Africa batter and captain Laura Wolvaardt has continued to impress despite her side ending as runners-up in the final of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup on Sunday (Nov 2). Wolvaardt, who scored a hundred in the summit clash against India, has taken top spot in the Women’s ODI batters rankings. She was in top form throughout the tournament, helping the Proteas reach the final and dethroning Smriti Mandhana from the top spot.

Wolvaardt takes top spot

In what was a commanding show in the Women’s ODI World Cup, Wolvaardt scored 571 runs in nine matches. During this period, she scored three fifties and two hundreds, with a best of 169. Her big knock of 169 runs against England came in the semifinal, where the Proteas got the better of their opponent. Wolvaardt averaged 71.37 in the entire ODI World Cup and scored 73 fours and 7 sixes.

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Her dream run with the bat now sees her occupy the top spot with 814 ranking points, while Mandhana sits second with 811 points. The Indian batter was instrumental in her team’s run in the World Cup as they lifted the title for the first time.

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Jemimah Rodrigues is the other Indian batter who is in the top 10 of the women’s ODI rankings. She makes the top 10, having acquired 658 ranking points and has jumped by nine positions. Her knock in the semifinal of the World Cup was decisive, with the Women in Blue beating Australia while chasing 339 runs to win.

She played a knock of unbeaten 127 runs and helped India reach the final. The Indian team would later reach the final of the ODI World Cup, where they got the better of South Africa.