Laura Wolvaardt

South Africa|Opening Batter
Laura Wolvaardt
INTL CAREER: 2016 - 2025
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Full Name

Laura Wolvaardt

Born

April 26, 1999, Milnerton, Cape Town

Age

26y 101d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Playing Role

Opening Batter

Early in her career, Laura Wolvaardt fit neatly into the template of a child prodigy. She made her debut for Western Cape when she was still in her teens. She scored her first international century - 105 against Ireland - in an ODI just four months after making her South Africa debut in 2016. That made her the youngest century-maker for South Africa, male or female, across formats. It would be the first of many big innings for her.

Wolvaardt has gone on to combine her run-scoring ability with an appetite for big innings, and became only the third woman in the history of the game to score centuries across the three international formats when she made 122 against India in a Test in Chennai in June 2024. That came in her third Test. She has only played one more to date.

Just a year prior, Wolvaardt was made South Africa captain for all three formats. She led them to the final of the T20 World Cup that South Africa hosted in 2024, also ending it as the leading run-scorer for them in the tournament. She had done the same in the previous T20 World Cup, when, like in 2024, South Africa were the losing finalists.

Wolvaardt has been in big demand outside the international arena as well, at the WBBL, The Hundred and the WPL, being a consistent pick at the top of the order for franchises for her stylish strokeplay - the cover drive is a thing of beauty - and heavy run-scoring in the shortest format of the game.

Laura Wolvaardt Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
WTests48025512231.8762740.661135010
WODIs107106144519184*49.11629171.8383549611330
WT20Is837717208810234.801814115.1011224225170

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
WTests4------------
WODIs107------------
WT20Is83------------

Laura Wolvaardt T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
WPLGG-W131303427626.30272125.730349750
WBBL2 teams918511182575*24.661663109.740819024280
Women's 1002 teams2726582990*39.47670123.73041047120

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
WPLGG-W13------------
WBBL2 teams91------------
Women's 1002 teams27------------
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Photos of Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt brought up her half-century
Laura Wolvaardt and Harmanpreet Kaur at the toss
Laura Wolvaardt, Chamari Athapaththu and Harmanpreet Kaur pose with the trophy
Laura Wolvaardt and Ashleigh Gardner revived Gujarat Giants after two early ducks with a stand of 55 off 42
Nonkululeko Mlaba and Laura Wolvaardt celebrate
Laura Wolvaardt was South Africa's mainstay