Meg Lanning created the captaincy record on Sunday.
Australia's Meg Lanning created history by bagging the highest number of major ICC trophies as captain. Ms Lanning accomplished this milestone during her side's Women's T20 World Cup final win against South Africa on Sunday.
Here are five points on Meg Lanning:
She was born on March 25, 1992 in Singapore. Ms Lanning is a right-handed batsmand and right-arm medium pacer. According to ESPN-CricInfo, she became the first girl to play first XI cricket for a Public Schools team in Australia when she represented Carey Grammar at the age of 14 in 2006.
Meg Lanning made her ODI debut in 2011 against England, and in only her second game, she scored an unbeaten 103. The knock at 18 years and 288 days made her the youngest Australian - male or female - to score an international century.
In January 2014, Ms Lanning - then 21 - became the youngest-ever captain of the Australian cricket team. She was given the responsibility during the Ashes tournament when Jodie Fields was injured.
As a skipper, she has won a total of five tournaments. These tournaments include the 2022 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup and 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023 editions of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. This makes her the most decorated captain in the history of the sport.
She called her latest win a "special" effort from the group, saying she was super proud of the feat. "Thoroughly enjoyed it. We were able to get out and see what this country has to offer. Nice to enjoy the win with this group. It's a special group. Not just the players but the support staff that put in a lot of effort. Thanks to the families, including my mom and dad who are here," Ms Lanning said after the win on Sunday.
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