South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt moved up to two positions, pipping Smriti Mandhana to become the top-ranked ODI batter, while Jemimah Rodrigues scaled nine positions to be 10th in the latest ICC women’s ODI rankings after India’s title-winning World Cup performance.
Wolvaardt overtook Mandhana after her incredible effort of striking hundreds in both the semi-final (169 vs England) and final (101).
Meanwhile, Rodrigues’s rise was courtesy of her match-winning 127 not out against the Australians in the semi-final. Phoebe Litchfield made a 13-spot jump to a career-high 13th (637). Australia’s Ellyse Perry moved to seventh, while India captain Harmanpreet Kaur also rose four spots to 14th.
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