Meg Lanning

Meg Lanning

AM
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
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–presentVictoria
2015–2017Melbourne Stars
2018IPL Supernovas
2017–2020Perth Scorchers
2020–presentMelbourne Stars
2023–presentDelhi Capitals
2024London Spirit
2025Oval Invincibles
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
ODI World Cup
2013 India
2022 New Zealand
T20 World Cup
2012 Sri Lanka
2014 Bangladesh
2018 West Indies
2020 Australia
2023 South Africa
2016 India
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham
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.

Domestically, Lanning plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League. She is also the captain of the Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League. On 10 November 2023 she announced her retirement from international cricket.