Top 3 greatest hundreds by Meg Lanning

Meg Lanning is a name that needs no introduction. Her contributions to Australian cricket are exceptional. Lanning, both as a batter and a captain, was a strong pillar for Australia. Throughout her career, she was one of the best batters across the globe and her stats serve as the testimony to it. On this note let us take a look at her top 3 greatest hundreds in international cricket.

1. 152* vs Sri Lanka, 2017

This unbeaten century against Sri Lanka is the highest individual score for Meg Lanning in her international career. She played this knock in a group-stage match at the 2017 ODI World Cup in Bristol. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 257 runs and the run chase was not going to be an easy task for Australia. Lanning stole the show and carried her team to the target very comfortably. She scored 152 runs and stayed unbeaten. In the end, Australia won the match by 8 wickets.

2. 135* vs West Indies, 2014

Here is another outstanding unbeaten hundred from the former Australian captain. These runs were also scored in a run chase. However, this was not as arduous a run chase as the earlier one. The Aussies were chasing 221 runs in the second innings. Australia had a horrible start as they lost both the openers in the first five overs. Lanning did not let West Indies make further inroads and stitched an unbeaten partnership to lead her team to victory. Her 135 runs proved to be decisive as Australia won the match by 8 wickets.

3. 133* vs England, 2019

Meg Lanning scored two centuries in her T20I career. This is her best batting figures in T20I cricket and she achieved this against the arch-rivals England in 2019. It was the first match of the T20I series between the two teams at Chelmsford when Lanning took on the opposition. Australia batted first and the Australian captain led the onslaught with her power-packed batting performance. She scored 133 runs and Australia ended up with 226 at the end of the first innings. 

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