Laura Wolvaardt again became number 1 in ICC women’s ODI rankings, also broke this big record of Mithali Raj

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|10-12-2024

Laura Wolvaardt has once again done wonders in the ICC Women's ODI Rankings. The 25-year-old captain of the South African women's cricket team has become number 1 in the latest ICC ODI rankings. He has 765 rating points in the ICC ranking. Let us tell you that this young player from South Africa has been the topper in the ODI rankings even before this. Earlier, the best ODI rating of his career was 768. Chamari Atapattu of Sri Lanka is at second place. Whose rating points is 733.

India's Smriti Mandhana also included in top-10

A player from India is also included in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings. England's Nat Sciver Brunt is in third place with 732 points and Australia's star player Ellyse Perry is in fourth place with 174 points. Team India's star Smriti Mandhana is at fifth place. He has 700 rating points. Beth Mooney of Australia is also at sixth position with 700 points. South Africa's Marion Kapp is at seventh position (656 points), New Zealand's Sophie Devine is at eighth position (654 points), Australia's Alyssa Healy is at ninth position (650 points) and West Indies' Hayley Matthews is at tenth position (647 points). Are.

Laura becomes the youngest player to play 100 ODIs

Laura has recently made a big record in the history of women's ODI cricket. At present Laura is busy in the ODI series being played between South Africa and England. During this series, a special achievement has been registered in the name of the South African captain. Laura Wolvaardt has become the youngest player to play 100 ODIs. Wolvaardt has been playing for South Africa in ODI and T-20 international formats since 2016. He started his Test career in the year 2022.

Laura broke the record of veteran Mithali Raj

During the second match of the ODI series against England, Laura broke the record of former Indian captain and legendary batsman Mithali Raj. Mithali Raj had achieved the feat of playing 100 ODIs at the age of 25 years and 273 days. Whereas Laura has achieved this feat in 25 years and 226 days. In her ODI career so far, Laura has scored 4242 runs in 99 innings. He scored 8 centuries and 33 half centuries. Wolvaardt's highest score in ODI is 184 not out.

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