Smriti Mandhana retained her number one rank in the ICC women's ODI rankings of batters while South Africa's Tazmin Brits has rised to career-best 4th position. Smriti Mandhana is world No. 1 batter in ICC Women's ODI ranking. (Photo: IANS)
Team India vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana continued to hold on to her number one ranking in the ICC women’s ODI rankings for batters with 791 points, in spite of a couple of lean outings against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in her first two matches of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. Mandhana scored 8 and 23 after coming into the World Cup with an impressive century against Australia under her belt.
South Africa opening batter Tazmin Brits, who scored her fourth hundred in last 5 ODI matches against New Zealand on Monday night, has climbed two