Meg Lanning

Australian cricketer and captain

Meg Lanning - Australian cricketer and captain
Born

March 25th, 1992
33 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Australia

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An Australian cricketer played as a right-handed batter and served as captain of the national women's team. Led the team to victory in the ICC Women's World Cup in 2013, 2017, and the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2014 and 2020. Recognized for her significant contributions in limited-overs formats and achieved numerous records during international matches.

Captained Australia to three ICC Women's World Cup titles

Led Australia to two ICC Women's T20 World Cup titles

Became the fastest player to score 3000 runs in women's ODIs

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