Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning on Sunday reached a remarkable milestone as she took the field against Gujarat Giants (GG) in match no. 10 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024. The former Australia captain smashed a 41-ball 55 after her team was asked to bat first. She struck 6 boundaries and a maximum during his stay in the middle and also became the fastest to 9000 runs in women’s T20.
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Lanning achieved the milestone in her 289th innings, edging past GG captain Beth Mooney who achieved the feat in 299 innings. Next to follow are New Zealand batters Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates, getting there in 297 and 323 innings, respectively.
Fastest to 9000 Runs in Women’s T20s Cricket
289* – Meg Lanning
299 – Beth Mooney
297 – Sophie Devine
323 – Suzie Bates
An institution by herself ♀️9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ runs and counting for the G.O.A.T #YehHaiNayiDilli #GGvDC #TATAWPL pic.twitter.com/XBeCBSLWXX
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 3, 2024
Earlier, Lanning’s half-century drove DC to an adequate 163 for eight against GG at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After being dropped on 30, the DC captain joined Alice Capsey as they together scored 38 runs for the second wicket, helping Delhi to reach 51 for 1 in Powerplay.
Once Capsey departed, an edgy Jemimah Rodrigues (7 off 10) helped Lanning add 47 runs for the third wicket. Lanning shed her low-gear approach during this passage to pull some top shots out of the draw such as a massive hit for six over long-off off Kathryn Bryce.
Lanning could not stay in the middle for long after getting her fifty as her slash off Meghana Singh settled in the hands of Hemalatha at cover point. The return of Lanning to the dugout dashed Delhi’s attempt to up the scoring rate as they lost wickets at regular intervals and also failed to fetch a boundary for 24 balls between 15.2 and 19.3 overs.
Lanning, who drew curtains to her international career last year, has 67 fifties and 3 hundreds to her credit. The former Aussie batter has tasted in the WPL, racking up 345 runs from 9 matches last year. She even led her side to the final but lost the title to Mumbai Indians.
(With Agency Inputs)
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