Lanning makes splash with record-breaking 13th ODI century

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Australian captain Meg Lanning becomes the fastest player to reach 13 ODI centuries, as Australia hammers the West Indies in the first ODI in Antigua.

Meg Lanning has smashed a record-breaking 13th one-day international century to lead Australia to a comprehensive 178-run victory over the West Indies in Antigua.Australia's 308 was its highest ODI total against the West IndiesAustralia amassed a whopping 4-308 thanks to twin-centuries from Lanning and Alyssa Healy, after being sent in by West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor.

Auswomencricket tweet: WHACK!Scintillating from the skipper as she smashes a maximum to bring up her century off 137 balls! Both women capitalised on some poor fielding from the hosts — Healy in particular after being dropped on multiple occasions to bring up her second ODI century off just 94 balls. West Indies captain Taylor played a lone hand at number three, bringing up a dogged half century off 98 balls before running out of partners to be stranded on 70 not out from 115 balls.

 

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