10 batters with most runs in ICC Women's Cricket World Cups

Overview

• Laura Wolvaardt surpassed Mithali Raj to become the second-highest run-scorer in the history of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cups
• New Zealand's Debbie Hockley remains the batter with the most runs in the history of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cups
• The elite list has other great batters like Charlotte Edwards, Suzie Bates, Harmanpreet Kaur, Belinda Clark, Smriti Mandhana, and others

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was started in 1973, two years before the Men's Cricket World Cup. Since then, there have been some terrific batters in the tournament. As of 2025, there have been four champions, and multiple batters have scored over 1000 runs in the tournament.

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10 batters with the most runs in ICC Women's Cricket World Cups

Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana is the batter with the tenth-most runs in the history of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cups. The Southpaw has 993 runs in 25 innings at an average of 43.17 and a strike rate of 90.02, including 3 hundreds and 5 fifty-plus scores to her name.

Nat Sciver-Brint

Nat Sciver-Brunt is the batter with the ninth-most runs in the history of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cups. The English batter has 1067 runs in 23 innings at an average of 53.35 and a strike rate of 95.35, including 5 hundreds and 3 fifty-plus scores to her name.

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Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur is the batter with the eighth-most runs in the history of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cups. The Indian skipper has 1136 runs in 30 innings at an average of 45.44 and a strike rate of 93.11, including 3 hundreds and 6 fifty-plus scores to her name.

Belinda Clark

Belinda Clark is regarded as one of the greatest batters the sport has ever seen. The Australian had 1151 runs in 26 innings at an average of 60.57 and a strike rate of 76.77, including a hundred and 6 fifty-plus scores to her name.

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Suzie Bates

Suzie Bates is one of the greatest batters New Zealand has ever produced. The veteran has 1219 runs in 31 innings at an average of 46.88 and a strike rate of 83.78, including 4 hundreds and 5 fifty-plus scores to her name.

Charlotte Edwards

Charlotte Edwards is one of the greatest batters England has ever produced. The 2009 World Cup winner had 1231 runs in 28 innings at an average of 53.52 and a strike rate of 73.62, including 4 hundreds and 7 fifty-plus scores to her name.

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JA Brittin

Like Edwards, Brittin is one of the greatest batters England has ever produced. The former English batter had 1299 runs in 35 innings at an average of 43.30 and a strike rate of 60.40, including 4 hundreds and 3 fifty-plus scores to her name.

Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj is one of the greatest batters in the history of cricket. The former Indian batter had 1321 runs in 36 innings at an average of 47.17 and a strike rate of 67.67, including 2 hundreds and 11 fifty-plus scores to her name.

Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt is the best batter South Africa has produced to date. The star player has 1328 runs in just 24 innings at a great average of 63.23 and a strike rate of 82.48, including 2 hundreds and 12 fifty-plus scores to her name.

Debbie Hockley

Debbie Hockley was instrumental in helping New Zealand win its first and only Women's World Cup in 2000. The Kiwi batter had 1501 runs in 43 innings at an average of 42.88 and a strike rate of 57.16, including 2 hundreds and 12 fifty-plus scores to her name.