Meg Lanning

Meg Lanning

AM
2020 ICC W T20 WC A v SL 02-24 Lanning (06).jpg
Lanning batting for Australia during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Meghann Moira Lanning
Born (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)
Singapore
NicknameMegastar, Serious Sally
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop-order batter
RelationsAnna Lanning (sister)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 164)11 August 2013 v England
Last Test27 January 2022 v England
ODI debut (cap 119)5 January 2011 v England
Last ODI21 January 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.17
T20I debut (cap 32)30 December 2010 v New Zealand
Last T20I26 February 2023 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.17
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–presentVictoria
2015/16–2017/18Melbourne Stars
2018IPL Supernovas
2018/19–2019/20Perth Scorchers
2020/21–presentMelbourne Stars
2023–presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I WBBL
Matches 6 103 132 86
Runs scored 345 4,602 3,405 2,896
Batting average 31.36 53.51 36.61 40.22
100s/50s 0/2 15/21 2/15 1/29
Top score 93 152* 133* 101
Balls bowled 48 132 36 8
Wickets 0 1 4 0
Bowling average – 114.00 9.75 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 0 –
Best bowling – 1/30 2/17 –
Catches/stumpings 3/– 53/– 45/– 40/–
Medal record
Women's Cricket
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham
World Cup
Winner 2013 India
Winner 2022 New Zealand
T20 World Cup
Winner 2012 Sri Lanka
Winner 2014 Bangladesh
Winner 2018 West Indies
Winner 2020 Australia
Winner 2023 South Africa
Runner-up 2016 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2023

Meghann Moira Lanning AM (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian cricketer who formerly captained the national women's team. Lanning has been a member of seven successful world championship campaigns, winning two Women's Cricket World Cup and five ICC Women's World Twenty20 titles. She holds the record for the most Women's One Day International centuries and is the first Australian to score 2,000 Twenty20 International runs.[1][2][3]

Domestically, Lanning plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League.[4] She is also the captain of the Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League. On 9 November 2023 she announced her retirement from international cricket.[5]

  1. ^ "Records. Women's One-Day Internationals. Batting records. Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Records. Women's Twenty20 Internationals. Batting records. Fastest to 2000 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Records. Twenty20 Internationals. Batting records. Fastest to 2000 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Players. Melbourne Stars - BBL". www.melbournestars.com.au. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Lanning retires from international cricket at 31. cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.