4 batters with most fifty plus scores in Women's World Cups

Overview

• Laura Wolvaardt scored a hundred against India Women in the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup 2025
• In the process, the South African skipper became the batter with the most fifty-plus scores in the Women's World Cups
• Along with her, batters like Mithali Raj, Debbie Hockley, and Charlotte Edwards have 11 or more fifty-plus scores in the Women's World Cups

South Africa Women got so close to winning the ICC Women's World Cup in 2025. Yet, the eventual goal seemed too far, as they could not perform well as a unit, compared to the Indian Women. However, not everything was gloomy for the Proteas Women, as they had some great individual performers in the tournament.

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Laura Wolvaardt had a great tournament as a batter, who became only the second batter after Alyssa Healy to smash a hundred in both the semifinal and the final of a Women's World Cup. Marizanne Kapp surpassed Jhulan Goswami to become the leading wicket-taker in the history of the Women's World Cups.

4 batters with the most fifty-plus scores in Women's World Cups

Charlotte Edwards (11)

Charlotte Edwards is regarded as one of the best batters in the history of Women's Cricket. The English batter was a key reason behind England's triumph in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.

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Edwards played 28 innings in the ICC Women's World Cups as a batter. In as many opportunities, she was able to register a fifty or a hundred in 11 instances, which is the fourth-most for a batter.

Debbie Hockley (12)

Debbie Hockley remains the leading run-scorer in the history of the Women's Cricket World Cup to date. The former Kiwi batter was instrumental in New Zealand winning their first and only Women's World Cup in 2000.

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Hockley played 43 innings in the Women's World Cups and registered 12 fifty-plus scores. Out of them, 2 were tons and 10 were fifties. She is also the batter with the third-most fifties in the Women's World Cups.

Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj is one of the greatest batters in the history of Women's Cricket. Particularly in the Women's World Cup, she had good numbers with the bat. She has the second-highest number of fifty-plus scores to her name in the Women's World Cups.

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In the 50-over ICC Tournament, she batted in 36 instances and scored 13 fifty-plus scores. Out of them, 2 were tons while 11 others were fifties, which is the second most for a batter in the World Cups.

Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt broke numerous records in the 2025 Women's World Cup. Wolvaardt scored a hundred against India Women in the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. In the process, the South African skipper became the batter with the most fifty-plus scores in the Women's World Cups.

Additionally, she became only the second batter after Alyssa Healy to smash a hundred in both the semifinal and the final of a Women's World Cup. The star batter had not scored a hundred in the Women's World Cups till her match against England Women in the semifinal of the tournament.

However, in both of the big matches, she smashed tons. In 28 innings in the Women's World Cups, the right-handed batter has 14 fifty-plus scores to her name, which is brilliant. Out of them, 2 are tons, while 12 others scores have been between fifty and hundred.