Indian women’s cricket vice-captain Smriti Mandhana climbed to the top spot in ICC ODI batting rankings for the first time since 2019 after South African captain Laura Wolvaardt lost 19 rating points in the latest update.

Mandhana has a total of 727 rating points, followed by England captain Natalie Sciver-Brunt at 719. Wolvaardt is now at the third position with 719 points. The next two Indian batters in the list, Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, are placed 14th and 15^th, respectively. India and England are set to clash in five T20Is and three ODIs later this month.

Mandhana, who has been in excellent touch, scored a superb century in the final of India’s recent tri-series against Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo. She is ranked fourth in the T20I batters’ list.