Cricket
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Australia Ride on Skipper Meg Lanning’s 135* To Beat South Africa by Five Wickets, Continue Unbeaten Streak
South Africa posted 271/5 while batting first with Laura Wolvaardt scoring 90. Skipper Sune Luus also hit a half-century. Australia in response, cruised to a win with 28 balls remaining in the innings. Barring Lanning, no other Australia batter could get past 50.
Captain Meg Lanning scored an unbeaten 135 as Australia defeated South Africa by five wickets in a ICC Women's World Cup 2022 match in Wellington on Tuesday. With this victory, Australia remained undefeated in the competition so far, winning all six matches that they have played.
A masterclass from the Megastar (135*) powers the Aussies to a sixth straight #CWC22 victory! This team 🤩
Scorecard: https://t.co/g36GnvEpjM pic.twitter.com/vpXTctHjyQ
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) March 22, 2022
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 22, 2022 10:12 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
