Who is Meg Lanning | Bio | Stats | Delhi Capitals Player

About Meg Lanning:

Delhi Capitals Team
Name:- Meg Lanning
DOB:- 25th March, 1992
Bowling Style:- N/A
Batting Style:- Right Handed batter
Place of Birth:- Singapore
Role:- Batter
Teams:- Victoria, Melbourne Stars, Trent Rockets, Australia, Delhi Capitals

Meg Lanning DC. PC: Getty
Meg Lanning DC. PC: Getty

Bio:

Meg Lanning announced her retirement from international cricket in November last year. From making her debut in T20Is in December 2010 to leading Australia to 7 World Cup titles ( 5T20 World Cups and 2 ODI World Cups), she has done it all. Meg Lanning’s impact goes much beyond the statistical benchmarks and the confines of the cricket pitch. Fans and peers alike love and admire her for her ability to motivate her teammates through her unwavering desire, leadership by example, and perseverance. It’s impossible to deny Lanning’s influence on the game, whether she’s leading her team from the front or changing the outcome of the match with her bat.

Meg Lanninng’s T20I career spans over 132 games. While being a part of the T20I setup, she scored 3405 runs which includes 2 hundreds and 15 fifty plus scores. In the shortest format of the game, she averages 36.61 and scores at a strike rate of 116.37.

In the previous edition of the WPL, Meg Lanning was the highest run scorer of the tournament, having scored 345 runs in 9 games at an average of 49.28. Owing to her exploits with the bat she won the Orange cap. She will be hoping to lead the Delhi Capitals from the front again this year and win the WPL this time around to add another feather to her cap.

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