Australia captain Meg Lanning is set to lead the Delhi Capitals franchise in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) that starts on March 4 in Mumbai. Lanning has won a record four T20 World Cups as captain for Australia. Including the most recent one in South Africa last month having beaten the hosts in the final.

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Lanning, 30, arrived in Mumbai on Thursday for the WPL

JUST IN: Meg Lanning has been named as the captain of #DelhiCapitals for the inaugural season of the #WPL.

Jemimah Rodrigues has been appointed as her deputy. pic.twitter.com/z4CgbMBX8K

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 2, 2023

Lanning, 30, arrived in Mumbai on Thursday for the WPL. She has played 132 T20Is, scoring 3405 runs with two centuries and 15 half-centuries at an average of 36.61 and a strike rate of 116.37. She has led Australia in 100 T20Is, the most by any women’s player to captain a side in the format.

Jemimah Rodrigues will be the vice-captain of the Capitals

Jemimah Rodrigues will be the vice-captain of Capitals, who begin their WPL campaign on March 5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium.