L Wolvadaart of South Africa scored 101 against India in the just concluded finals of Women’s World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium on 02 Nov 2025 to provide the 20th occasion of a captain scoring a century in an innings in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Heyhoe-Flint	114	1	England	Young England	Ilford	18 Jul 1973
2	BJ Clark	229*	1	Australia	Denmark	Mumbai	16 Dec 1997
3	EC Drumm	108*	1	New Zealand	South Africa	Lincoln	11 Dec 2000
4	HM Tiffen	100	1	New Zealand	Pakistan	Sydney	19 Mar 2009
5	CM Edwards	109	1	England	India	Brabourne	03 Feb 2013
6	SW Bates	102	1	New Zealand	Australia	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
7	M Raj	103*	2	India	Pakistan	Cuttack	07 Feb 2013
8	CM Edwards	106*	2	England	New Zealand	Brabourne	15 Feb 2013
9	SW Bates	106*	2	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Bristol	24 Jun 2017
10	HC Knight	106	1	England	Pakistan	Leicester	27 Jun 2017
11	MM Lanning	152*	2	Australia	Sri Lanka	Bristol	29 Jun 2017
12	M Raj	109	1	India	New Zealand	Derby	15 Jul 2017
13	SFM Devine	108	2	New Zealand	West Indies	Mt Maunganui	04 Mar 2022
14	MM Lanning	135*	2	Australia	South Africa	Wellington	22 Mar 2022
15	SFM Devine	112	2	New Zealand	Australia	Indore	01 Oct 2025
16	Nat Sciver-Brunt	117	1	England	Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Oct 2025
17	AJ Healy	142	2	Australia	India	Visakhapatnam	12 Oct 2025
18	AJ Healy	113*	2	Australia	Bangladesh	Visakhapatnam	16 Oct 2025
19	L Wolvaardt	169	1	South Africa	England	Guwahati	29 Oct 2025
20	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

L Wolvadaart of South Africa scored 101 against India in the just concluded finals of Women’s World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium on 02 Nov 2025 to provide the second occasion of a South African captain scoring a century in an innings in the Women’s World Cup. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	L Wolvaardt	169	1	South Africa	England	Guwahati	29 Oct 2025
2	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

L Wolvadaart of South Africa scored 101 against India in the just concluded finals of Women’s World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium on 02 Nov 2025 to provide the third occasion of a captain scoring a century in an innings against India in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CM Edwards	109	1	England	India	Brabourne	03 Feb 2013
2	AJ Healy	142	2	Australia	India	Visakhapatnam	12 Oct 2025
3	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

L Wolvadaart of South Africa scored 101 against India in the just concluded finals of Women’s World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium on 02 Nov 2025 to provide the first occasion of a captain scoring a century in an innings in the finals of the Women’s World Cup. The previous best was 91 by BM Clark of Australia against New Zealand at Lincoln on 23 Dec 2000.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

AJ Healey of Australia, CM Edwards of England, L Wolvaardt of South Africa, M Raj of India, MM Lanning of Australia, SFM Devine of New Zealand and SW Bates of England are the seven captains who have scored centuries on two occasions in the history of the Women’s World Cup. The following table lists the performance of these seven captains.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Healy	142	2	Australia	India	Visakhapatnam	12 Oct 2025
2	AJ Healy	113*	2	Australia	Bangladesh	Visakhapatnam	16 Oct 2025
1	CM Edwards	109	1	England	India	Brabourne	03 Feb 2013
2	CM Edwards	106*	2	England	New Zealand	Brabourne	15 Feb 2013
1	L Wolvaardt	169	1	South Africa	England	Guwahati	29 Oct 2025
2	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025
1	M Raj	103*	2	India	Pakistan	Cuttack	07 Feb 2013
2	M Raj	109	1	India	New Zealand	Derby	15 Jul 2017
1	MM Lanning	152*	2	Australia	Sri Lanka	Bristol	29 Jun 2017
2	MM Lanning	135*	2	Australia	South Africa	Wellington	22 Mar 2022
1	SFM Devine	108	2	New Zealand	West Indies	Mt Maunganui	04 Mar 2022
2	SFM Devine	112	2	New Zealand	Australia	Indore	01 Oct 2025
1	SW Bates	102	1	New Zealand	Australia	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
2	SW Bates	106*	2	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Bristol	24 Jun 2017

AJ Healey of Australia and L Wolvaardt of South Africa are the two captains who have scored centuries on two occasions in the same edition in the history of the Women’s World Cup. The following table lists the performance of these two captains.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Healy	142	2	Australia	India	Visakhapatnam	12 Oct 2025
2	AJ Healy	113*	2	Australia	Bangladesh	Visakhapatnam	16 Oct 2025
1	L Wolvaardt	169	1	South Africa	England	Guwahati	29 Oct 2025
2	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

L Wolvadaart of South Africa scored 101 against India in the just concluded finals of Women’s World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium on 02 Nov 2025 to provide the first occasion of a captain opening batswoman scoring a century in an innings in the finals of the Women’s World Cup. The previous best was 91 by BM Clark of Australia against New Zealand at Lincoln on 23 Dec 2000.

L Wolvadaart of South Africa scored 101 against India in the just concluded finals of Women’s World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium on 02 Nov 2025 to provide the eleventh occasion of a captain opening batswoman scoring a century in an innings in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BJ Clark	229*	1	Australia	Denmark	Mumbai	16 Dec 1997
2	HM Tiffen	100	1	New Zealand	Pakistan	Sydney	19 Mar 2009
3	CM Edwards	109	1	England	India	Brabourne	03 Feb 2013
4	SW Bates	102	1	New Zealand	Australia	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
5	CM Edwards	106*	2	England	New Zealand	Brabourne	15 Feb 2013
6	SW Bates	106*	2	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Bristol	24 Jun 2017
7	SFM Devine	108	2	New Zealand	West Indies	Mt Maunganui	04 Mar 2022
8	AJ Healy	142	2	Australia	India	Visakhapatnam	12 Oct 2025
9	AJ Healy	113*	2	Australia	Bangladesh	Visakhapatnam	16 Oct 2025
10	L Wolvaardt	169	1	South Africa	England	Guwahati	29 Oct 2025
11	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

The following table lists the four occasions of captain’s centuries in an innings in a losing cause in the history of the Women’s World Cup

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SW Bates	102	1	New Zealand	Australia	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
2	SFM Devine	108	2	New Zealand	West Indies	Mt Maunganui	04 Mar 2022
3	SFM Devine	112	2	New Zealand	Australia	Indore	01 Oct 2025
4	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

The following table lists the three occasions of captain opening batswoman’s centuries in an innings in a losing cause in the history of the Women’s World Cup

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SW Bates	102	1	New Zealand	Australia	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
2	SFM Devine	108	2	New Zealand	West Indies	Mt Maunganui	04 Mar 2022
3	L Wolvaardt	101	2	South Africa	India	DY Patil	02 Nov 2025

L Wolvadaart of South Africa scored 101 against India in the just concluded finals of Women’s World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium on 02 Nov 2025 was in a losing cause to provide the first occasion of a captain scoring a century in an innings in losing cause in the finals of the Women’s World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a captain opening batswoman’s century in losing cause in the finals of the Women’s World Cup. The previous best by a captain’s and captain opening batswoman’s knock in the losing cause in the finals of the Women’s World Cup was 91 by BM Clark of Australia against New Zealand at Lincoln on 23 Dec 2000.