Dubai, May 13 -- India batter Smriti Mandhana earned a reward for her good recent form as she came close to dethroning South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt from the number one spot among batters in the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings.

Mandhana was in excellent touch during the recent tri-series India won against Sri Lanka and South Africa, with the left-hander amassing 264 runs across five innings to finish as the second leading run-scorer at the event with a century and fifty, as per the ICC.

It saw Mandhana improve one spot to second overall on the updated rankings for ODI batters, with the gap on Wolvaardt now reduced to just 11 rating points after the South African skipper managed just 86 runs during the tri-series.

Mandhana has previous...