Laura Wolvaardt scripts history; Breaks Alyssa Healy's record for most runs in a single edition of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

Laura Wolvaardt is the leading run-scorer of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 final is currently underway at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy between Indian Women Cricket Team and South Africa Women Cricket Team. In a high-stake final, the Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt stood tall for her team and achieved a big milestone, scripting the record for most runs by a batter in a single edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.

The right-handed batter has been in marvellous form in the tournament and is the leading run-scorer with over 500 runs to her name. Wolvaardt’s best came in the semi-final against England Women, where she hammered a match-winning 169 to take her the team to victory. Then in the final against India, she made sure that she continued her good form.

As South Africa Women aim to chase a 299-run target in the encounter, Wolvaardt gave a brilliant start with the bat, etching a 51-run stand with Tazmin Brits for the opening stand. In the 17th over, she reached her half-century to put South Africa Women in a dominating position.

Laura Wolvaardt breaks Alyssa Healy’s record

With her impressive batting show in the tournament, the 26-year-old batter has broken Australia captain Alyssa Healy’s record for most runs in a single edition of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. Healy held the record with 509 runs in nine games in the 2022 edition.

Most runs by a batter in a single edition of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup

• Laura Wolvaardt (SA W)- 530* runs, 2025 edition
• Alyssa Healy (AUS W) – 509 runs, 2022 edition
• Rachael Haynes (AUS W) – 497 runs, 2022 edition
• Debbie Hockley (NZ- W) – 456 runs, 1997 edition
• Lindsay Reeler (NZ- W) – 448 runs, 1988 edition

With one century and four half-centuries so far in the tournament, Wolvaardt played a major role in South Africa reaching the final. She would be keen to make a big impact in the summit clash as well and take her team to their maiden title. Earlier, India, who were asked to bat, piled up 298/7 on the back of half-centuries by Shafali Verma (87) and Deepti Sharma (58).

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