Meg Lanning AM

Meg Lanning is one of the most successful and influential leaders in the history of Australian sport. A former captain of the Australian Women’s Test, ODI and T20 teams, Meg’s international career spanned 13 years and included a decade as national captain, during which she set new standards for performance, resilience and leadership.

Meg made her T20 International debut in December 2010 and her ODI debut in January 2011. Just two days later, at only 18 years and 288 days of age, she scored her maiden ODI century, becoming Australia’s youngest-ever international centurion and the youngest Australian cricket captain, male or female. She went on to hold the records for the fastest 50 and fastest 100 in an ODI by an Australian female cricketer.

Across her career, Meg played more than 200 matches for Australia, scoring 15 ODI centuries at an average above 50, along with two T20I centuries. She was the world’s number one ranked batter in both ODI and T20 formats and twice won the Belinda Clarke Medal as Australia’s top international women’s cricketer.

As captain, Meg led Australia to an extraordinary era of dominance, including Ashes victories in 2015 and 2019, three consecutive ICC Women’s T20 World Cup titles, the ICC ODI World Cup in 2022, and a record fifth ICC World Cup title in 2023. Highlights include her world-record T20I score of 133 not out in the 2019 Ashes series and leading Australia to the 2020 T20 World Cup victory at the MCG in front of 86,000 spectators.

In recognition of her contribution to the sport, Meg was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours. She retired from international cricket in November 2023 and continues to play domestic cricket in the WBBL and as captain of the Delhi Capitals in India’s Women’s Premier League.