Dubai, May 13 -- India batter Smriti Mandhana has been rewarded for her good recent form by making ground on South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt to become the top-ranked batter on 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.
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 previously had the No.1 ranking for ODI batters, but the 28-year-old...