South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt overtook India's Smriti Mandhana to take top spot in ICC Women's ODI batter rankings, with career-best rating of 814. This achievement follows her 169(143) against England in semi-final and 101(98) against India in final of Women's World Cup 2025. Wolvaardt hit 571 runs in World Cup 2025, the most in a single edition of tournament.