Key Points:
In WPL 2026, Meg Lanning played a brilliant inning of 70 runs against UP Warriors. With this inning, she made the record of scoring the highest score of more than 50 in the Women’s Premier League and left all the batsmen behind.
Delhi: UP Warriors captain Meg Lanning has made another big record in her name in the Women’s Premier League (WL) 2026. Lanning played a brilliant inning of 70 runs in the match against Mumbai Indians. With this innings, he made the record of scoring the highest score of more than 50 in WPL.
Meg Lanning made the highest WPL fifty
Meg Lanning has now scored more than 50 runs 11 times in WPL. He has completed this record in 32 innings. In this matter he has left behind Harmanpreet Kaur and Nate Sciver Brunt. Harmanpreet and Nate Sciver Brunt have 10 half-centuries each.
| rank | player name | 50 plus score | innings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meg lanning | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | Harmanpreet Kaur | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Nate Sciver Brunt | 10 | 32 |
Played a brilliant innings against MI
In this match against Mumbai Indians, Meg Lanning scored 70 runs in 45 balls. His innings included 11 fours and 2 sixes. His strike rate was more than 155. After the early fall of one wicket in the beginning of the innings, Lanning took the responsibility and made a big partnership with Phoebe Lichfield.
There was an important partnership of 119 runs for the second wicket between Captain Lanning and Phoebe Litchfield. This partnership took UP Warriors to a strong score. By the time Lanning’s wicket fell, the team had scored 136 runs.
Meg Lanning’s WPL career
Meg Lanning’s record in WPL has been quite excellent. He has scored 1145 runs in 32 matches so far. His average is around 39 and his strike rate is more than 126. She has consistently performed well in different seasons and has proven to be a reliable batsman for the team.
Meg Lanning’s form is looking great in WPL 2026 also. He has scored 193 runs in five matches, which includes two half-centuries.
