Women’s Women Cup 2022: Meg Lanning's 135 guides Australia to five-wicket win over South Africa
India Today
Meg Lanning produced another masterclass, smashing an unbeaten 135 as six-time champions Australia continued their invincible run with a five-wicket thrashing of South Africa in the ICC Women's World Cup on Tuesday.
Captain Meg Lanning struck a century from 92 balls as Australia beat South Africa by five wickets on Tuesday in another statement-making performance at the Women's Cricket World Cup.
Lanning scored her 15th ODI century with 15 hits to the fence and one maximum during her 130-ball unconquered innings to help Australia successfully chase down South Africa's total of 271 for 5 with 28 balls to spare at Basin Reserve.
She was overwhelmingly the driving force behind Australia’s run-chase with her 15th one-day international century.
"We speak a lot about the top four trying to bat through and make those match-winning innings," Lanning said. "It was me today. It will be someone else another day and it was just nice to be there at the end.”
Australia went into the match atop the tournament standings and already qualified for the semifinals with five wins from five matches, while South Africa was unbeaten from four, on the brink of sealing a semifinal place.
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