ICC Rankings: Laura Wolvaardt dethrones Smriti Mandhana as No.1 batter
What's the story
South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt has ascended to the top spot in the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings, dethroning Indian opener Smriti Mandhana. The change comes after a stellar World Cup performance by Wolvaardt, who scored centuries in the semi-final against England and the final against India. Although South Africa finished as the runners-up, Wolvaardt became the batter with the most runs in a Women's World Cup edition.
Ranking shift
Wolvaardt surpasses Mandhana
Wolvaardt's stellar performance in the tournament has pushed her to a career-best rating of 814 points. She is now three points ahead of Mandhana, who now sits second with 811. Despite not scoring as heavily in the knockouts, Mandhana remained consistent and found a spot in the Team of the Tournament. She finished with 45 runs in the final against South Africa. Overall, Mandhana scored 434 runs at 54.25 average, the most by an Indian in a WODI World Cup.
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Wolvaardt enters record books
Before the final, Wolvaardt had the third-most runs in a Women's World Cup. She was behind Alyssa Healy (509) and Rachael Haynes (497). Wolvaardt overtook them in her ninth and final appearance of the 2025 World Cup.
Player progress
Rodrigues enters top 10; Deepti rises in all-rounder rankings
India's Jemimah Rodrigues made her entry into the top 10 for the first time after a match-winning and miraculous century against Australia in the semi-final. Rodrigues's ton helped the hosts chase down a mammoth 339 in the semi-final. She now occupies the ninth spot with 658 rating points. Meanwhile, Deepti Sharma moved to fourth in the all-rounder rankings. Deepti bolstered India's WODI WC campaign with 22 wickets and 215 runs.