On a brisk Adelaide afternoon, Meg Lanning marked her 100th Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) appearance with the kind of elegance and command that has defined her career.
Turned 33 this year, the former Melbourne Stars skipper produced a clinical unbeaten 90 off 55 balls at Karen Rolton Oval on November 14, 2025, playing a crucial role in steering her side to a memorable win over the Perth Scorchers in the eighth game of the ongoing 11th edition of the tournament. The innings, laced with 10 boundaries and 3 maximums, not only powered the Stars to a robust 173 for 4 but also served as a statement of endurance and class from one of Australian cricket’s most storied batters.
Having first appeared in the league on December 5, 2015, against the Brisbane Heat, Lanning’s WBBL journey has mirrored the competition’s rise from domestic experiment to global standard-bearer. In 76 innings across her 100 games, she has accumulated 2,397 runs at a strike rate of 119.90 and an impressive average of 38.66, notching up 24 half-centuries along the way. Her best for the Stars prior to this milestone knock came back on Boxing Day 2016, when she hammered an unbeaten 97 off 72 balls against Brisbane Heat, guiding her side to victory and collecting the Player of the Match award, a sign even then of her remarkable consistency on big occasions.
When Sophie Devine’s Scorchers elected to field first in the milestone fixture, few anticipated the batting masterclass that followed. Lanning’s signature drives and manipulative strokeplay saw her dominate the middle overs, accelerating seamlessly toward the death. Her unbroken 90 anchored the innings and proved crucial when rain curtailed play, reducing Perth’s reply to a 9-over sprint chasing a revised 95. With the Stars’ bowlers holding their nerve to restrict the Scorchers to 78 for 8, Melbourne sealed a 16-run victory under DLS, and Lanning fittingly claimed her latest Player of the Match recognition in milestone circumstances.
Lanning’s WBBL story is intertwined with both green and orange, having switched allegiances midway through her career. In 2018, she moved west to don the Perth Scorchers colours, debuting on December 1 against the Hobart Hurricanes.
Across two impactful seasons with the Scorchers, Lanning compiled 920 runs in 24 innings at an average of 43.80 and a strike rate of 125.68, tallying nine half-centuries and a magnificent hundred. That standout century came exactly a year to the day after her debut, on December 1, 2019, when she produced a dazzling 101 off 67 balls at Lilac Hill Park, punishing the Hurricanes with 12 boundaries and 3 sixes in a commanding 35-run win, again earning Player of the Match honours.
Her two-season stint in Perth added not only to her run tally but also to her perspective as a senior pro in evolving T20 conditions. The experience refined her adaptability against varied attacks and underlined her value as a top-order anchor capable of both acceleration and control. Returning to the Melbourne Stars setup in 2020, Lanning resumed captaincy duties and restored the Stars’ batting identity around her tempo and tactical intelligence, hallmarks that continue to shine a decade after her first WBBL outing.
Overall, she has scored 3,317 runs at a strike rate of 121.45 and an average of 39.96 in 99 innings, including 33 half-centuries and a century in 100 matches in the WBBL.
From her debut as a fearless stroke-maker in 2015 to becoming the embodiment of excellence across a century of appearances, Meg Lanning’s WBBL journey stands as a masterclass in sustained dominance. In her 100th match, she didn’t merely mark a statistical milestone; she reaffirmed her enduring legacy as one of the finest batters the competition has ever seen, blending elegance, power, and poise to script yet another defining chapter in her glittering career.
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