League stage has concluded in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025
Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma feature prominently in batting, bowling charts
Australia's Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy only batters with two centuries in tournament so far
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 has seen rain more often than expected, which has spoiled a lot of matches, especially in Colombo. But still, there have been some high-scoring battles to last-over finishes, that were witnessed by the fans.
South Africa opener Laura Wolvaardt has been a standout with the bat, smashing 169 off just 143 balls in a superb performance against England. Her innings not only helped the Proteas win the game but also put her at the top of the run-scorers’ leaderboard.
India's terrific opener Smriti Mandhana hit a magnificent hundred against New Zealand and is sitting second in the table with 389 runs after India's historic semi-final victory against Australia.
On the bowling front, Australia's Annabel Sutherland and India's Deepti Sharma jointly lead the chart, having claimed 17 wickets apiece.
The last league match between was played on October 26 between India and Bangladesh in Visakhapatnam. However, the match was abandoned after persistent rain with both teams sharing points.
ICC Women's World Cup 2025 - Top 5 Run Scorers
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) – 470 runs in 8 matches, Average: 67.14
Smriti Mandhana (India) – 389 runs in 8 matches, Average: 55.57
Ashleigh Gardner (Australia) – 328 runs in 7 matches, Average: 82
Pratika Rawal (India) – 308 runs in 6 matches, Average: 51.33
Phoebe Litchfield (Australia) – 304 runs in 7 matches, Average: 50.66
ICC Women's World Cup 2025 - Top 5 Wicket-Takers
Annabel Sutherland (Australia) – 17 wickets in 7 matches, Average: 15.82
Deepti Sharma (India) – 17 wickets in 8 matches, Average: 24.11
Sophie Ecclestone (England) – 16 wickets in 7 matches, Average: 14.25
Alana King (Australia) – 13 wickets in 7 matches, Average: 17.38
Shree Charani (India) – 13 wickets in 8 matches, Average: 26.07
ICC Women's World Cup 2025 - Most Centuries
Ashleigh Gardner (AUS): 2 hundreds in 7 matches
Alyssa Healy (AUS): 2 hundreds in 5 matches
The league stage is finished and we're now approaching the final. South Africa crushed England by 125 runs in the first semi-final fixture in Guwahati on October 29. India defeated Australia by five wickets in the second semi-final in Navi Mumbai on October 30.
