Australia captain Meg Lanning's masterful and classy 135* against South Africa has put her among the best players (male or female) to grace most hundreds in ODI cricket while resulting in a successful chase. Lanning struck her 15th century to flatten the previously unbeaten South Africa who had posted a seemingly competitive 271/5 on Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, Lanning also set a record of 15 centuries in Women's ODIs (most ever in women's ODIs). Meg Lanning, in 97 innings, is the second-fastest to 15 hundreds in ODI cricket (men and women). The only player to score their first 15 ODI hundreds in fewer innings is Hashim Amla. Amla took 86 innings to reach the milestone of 15 ODI hundreds.
The Australian skipper took apart one of the best attacks in the 2022 Women's World Cup. Moreover, she joined some illustrious companies when it comes to icing the most successful hundreds in ODI cricket while chasing.
Of Lanning's 15 centuries, 10 have come while chasing. And, all 10 have resulted in a successful run chase. This puts her fourth for most hundreds in successful run-chases in ODI cricket. She is just only behind Virat Kohli (22), Sachin Tendulkar (14), and Rohit Sharma (11).
Most hundreds in succesfull run chases in ODI cricket:
Serial No. | Player Name | Hundreds |
---|---|---|
1. | Virat Kohli | 22 |
2. | Sachin Tendulkar | 14 |
3. | Rohit Sharma | 11 |
4. | Meg Lanning | 10 |
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N.B: Last Updated on 23/03/2022.