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Australian Women’s Captain Meg Lanning has today announced her retirement from international cricket, nearly 13 years after making her debut.
No captain in the history of cricket has lifted more World Cup trophies than Lanning, who retires as one of Australian sport’s most successful leaders.
The seven-time World Cup winner and three-time Belinda Clark medallist amassed 8,352 runs from 241 international matches.
An inspirational leader, Lanning was already a T20 and ODI World Cup winner (2012 and 2013 respectively) when she was appointed Australian captain at 21 and oversaw a period of unrivalled dominance for the Australian women’s team.
Meg captained Australia on 182 occasions, more than any other women’s player, and led the team to an historic five World Cup crowns.
Captaining Australia to one ICC Cricket World Cup (2022), four ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023) titles and a Commonwealth Games gold medal ensures Lanning retires as one of the most decorated captains in the history of cricket.
Meg will continue to play in domestic competitions, including the Weber Women’s Big Bash League and the Women’s National Cricket League.
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