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WPL 2025: Lanning’s Valiant 92 Powers DC To 177/5 Against Giants
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari: Meg Lanning’s highest score in the Women’s Premier League, a 57-ball 92, took the Delhi Capitals to 177/5 in 20 overs against the Gujarat Giants in Match 17, here at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday.
It was Lanning’s ninth half-century in the WPL, giving her the record of scoring the most fifties in the tournament's history. Alongside, the Aussie opening batter also reclaimed the top spot for most runs in WPL history by overtaking national team compatriot Ellyse Perry.
Banking on their strong power-play bowling and the chasing team possessing a supreme record so far in the tournament, the Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field first. Lanning and Shafali Verma, the most successful opening batting partnership in WPL history, took the Giants to the cleaners in the opening overs.
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