bangladesh cricket Laura Wolvaardt regains top spot in women's ODI batting rankings

bangladesh cricket South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has regained her spot as the world's number one ODI batsman in this week's ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings.

The South African Women's Championship ended with a 1-1 draw against England in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.

Walwat scored an unbeaten 59 in the series opener at Kimberley, defeating England by 6 wickets. She scored another 35 runs in the second ODI as England leveled the scores with a six-wicket victory in Durban.

Walvath moves up one spot to No. 1, ending Nat Seaver-Brent's six-month run at the top spot. The England all-rounder slipped to third place with 732 points, one point behind Sri Lanka captain Chamari Atapattu in second place.

South Africa's Chloe Tryon and Australia's Ashleigh Gardner scored a combined 544 points, advancing to eighth place and tied for 17th; while Ellyse Perry Perry moved up two places to rank 17th with 714 points. Four, her highest ranking in three-and-a-half years, ranks first among batsmen after scoring a century.