Laura Wolvaardt hammers century in Women's World Cup final: Stats

South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt has hit a magnificent hundred versus India in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match in Navi Mumbai saw India score 298/7 in 50 overs. In response, Wolvaardt kept her team in the hunt with a stupendous knock. However, she perished for 101. India then won the contest by 52 runs. Here are further details. Wolvaardt also became the highest run-scorer in an ICC Women's ODI World Cup edition. The dashing batter reached the landmark with her 40th run in this contest. The South African great surpassed Australia's Alyssa Healy, who slammed 509 runs in the 2022 edition. Besides, she also went past Rachael Haynes (497). Wolvaardt finished the 2025 World Cup campaign with a tally of 571 runs. Before this, Wolvaardt hit a record 169-run knock versus England Women in the semis. It was her maiden World Cup ton. Earlier in the contest, the 26-year-old also completed 5,000 runs in WODIs. This century versus India is Wolvaardt's 2nd World Cup ton (50s: 12). This is her 14th fifty-plus score in the global event (24 innings). She steered clear of India legend Mithali Raj for the most fifty-plus scores in this regard. Mithali managed 13 50-plus scores. Wolvaardt's 101 came from 98 balls (4s: 11, 6s: 1). She hammered her 11th hundred in WODIs (50s: 38). Playing her 119th match, she has raced to 5,222 runs at 50.69. Against India Women, she owns 907 runs from 18 matches at 43.19. This was her 2nd century against India (50s: 8). Meanwhile, she owns 1,328 World Cup runs from 24 matches at 63.23. Wolvaardt is now the 2nd-highest scorer in ICC Women's World Cup history. Most runs in Women's ODI World Cup: 1,501 - Debbie Hockley (NZ-W) 1,328 - Laura Wolvaardt (SA-W) 1,321 - Mithali Raj (IND-W) 1,299 - Janette Brittin (ENG-W) 1,231 - Charlotte Edwards (ENG-W) This was Wolvaardt's 8th century in Women's ODIs as captain. She has now equaled Suzie Bates in terms of hundreds as captain in WODIs. Meg Lanning (11) is the only player with most tons as captain. Most hundreds as captain in Women's ODIs: 11 - Meg Lanning 8 - Suzie Bates 8 - Laura Wolvaardt 6 - Chamari Athapaththu 6 - Hayley Matthews As per Cricbuzz, Wolvaardt became the second to register a hundred in the semi-final as well as the final of the same World Cup edition (Men's or Women's), after Australia's Alyssa Healy did that in 2022. SA-W openers Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits added 51 runs for the 1st wicket. India hit back to reduce the viditors to 62/2. Alongside Sune Luus, Wolvaardt added a fifty-plus stand for the third wicket. SA-W remained in the hunt with Wolvaardt getting key partnerships with Sinalo Jafta and Annerie Dercksen. Wolvaardt got to her century before getting out.