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Wolvaardt purple patch hints at more trailblazing to come from Proteas skipper

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Proteas women's opening batter Laura Wolvaardt in a One-Day International match. (Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)
Proteas women's opening batter Laura Wolvaardt in a One-Day International match. (Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)

Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt's purple patch in the ongoing home ODI series against Sri Lanka has given some credence to expectations that she is destined to set a few benchmarks in women's cricket.

In the Proteas' seven-wicket victory over the Islanders in the second ODI in Kimberley on Saturday, Wolvaardt, in an uncharacteristically gritty rather than graceful innings, carried her bat for a sixth ODI century as she went about scoring 110 off 141 balls, which included six fours.

Her exploits resulted in overtaking Australia's Ellyse Perry as the fifth-ranked women's batter in the ICC's ODI rankings.

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