Lanning 134, Perry 95* stroll Australia to 2-0 lead

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Australia women 4 for 278 (Lanning 134, Perry 95*, Khaka 3-55) beat South Africa women 5 for 119 (Luus 60*, Perry 1-15) by 66 runs (D/L Method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Meg Lanning equalled Charlotte Edwards’ record of nine ODI hundreds, the most by a woman, with a quickfire 134 to script Australia’s win against South Africa in the second ODI by 66 runs by the Duckworth-Lewis Method in a rain-hit encounter in Canberra. Lanning and Ellyse Perry, who scored a career-best 95*, put on 224 for the third wicket as Australia put on a competitive 278. A rain break in the chase revised South Africa’s target to 241 from 38 overs and they eventually fell short when rain ended the match with their score on 5 for 119, when they should have been 186.

Lanning found herself out in the middle early after electing to …

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