What record did she set with an ODI hundred at 18?

Youngest Australian to score one

What was her batting known for?

Fast scoring and smart placement

Meg Lanning Quiz: Australia's Record-Breaking Cricket Captain

This Meg Lanning quiz celebrates one of the most successful captains in cricket history. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on her early ODI hundred, fast run scoring, T20 World Cup wins, the 2022 ODI World Cup, Commonwealth Games gold, her Ireland record score and her early retirement.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country did Meg Lanning captain?
Born
In which city was she born?
Record
What record did she set with an ODI hundred at 18?
T20
How many T20 World Cups did she win as captain?
ODI
Which ODI World Cup did she win as captain?
Games
Which multi-sport event did Australia win in 2022?
Ireland
Against which team did she score 133 not out in 2014?
Style
What was her batting known for?
Retire
When did she retire from international cricket?
Team
Which WPL team did she captain?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country did Meg Lanning captain?
Answer: Australia
She led from 2014.
Q2: In which city was she born?
Answer: Singapore
Her family later moved to Melbourne.
Q3: What record did she set with an ODI hundred at 18?
Answer: Youngest Australian to score one
It came in 2011.
Q4: How many T20 World Cups did she win as captain?
Answer: Four
In 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023.
Q5: Which ODI World Cup did she win as captain?
Answer: 2022
It was held in New Zealand.
Q6: Which multi-sport event did Australia win in 2022?
Answer: Commonwealth Games
Cricket returned in Birmingham.
Q7: Against which team did she score 133 not out in 2014?
Answer: Ireland
It was a T20I record then.
Q8: What was her batting known for?
Answer: Fast scoring and smart placement
She found gaps easily.
Q9: When did she retire from international cricket?
Answer: 2023
She was only 31.
Q10: Which WPL team did she captain?
Answer: Delhi Capitals
She led them to finals.

Meg Lanning Quiz – Australia's Record-Breaking Cricket Captain

Meg Lanning was born in Singapore in 1992 and grew up in Melbourne. At 18 she became the youngest Australian to score an ODI century, and she was soon among the fastest scorers in the women's game.

She became captain in 2014 and won T20 World Cups in 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023. She also lifted the ODI World Cup in 2022 and won Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham.

Her 133 not out against Ireland in 2014 was a T20I record at the time. She retired from international cricket in 2023 at 31 and later captained Delhi Capitals in the WPL.

What This Quiz Teaches

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Where she was born
Which records she set
Which trophies she won
How she batted
When she retired

Did You Know?

She scored 15 ODI centuries.
She also won a T20 World Cup before becoming captain.
She played for Victoria in domestic cricket.
She was named Wisden's leading cricketer.
Under her, Australia set a long ODI winning streak.