Watch: Meg Lanning's Unusual Experiment To Win Toss Against Sri Lanka
Updated - 01 Oct 2019, 02:49 PM
Losing or winning the toss is probably a matter of luck. There would not be a single individual in the world who can claim to win the flip of coin each and every time. Toss holds a very big importance in the game of cricket. The mere flip of coin can pretty much decide the outcome of the match and thus every captain wants to win the toss.
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And thus to make sure that she wins the toss in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Australia women team’s skipper Meg Lanning came up with an unusual idea. In the unusual and definitely first of its kind, another player tossed the coin behalf of the captain. Lanning hilariously brought Alyssa Healy for the toss.
The experiment worked as Australia won the toss, much to the delight of Lanning. After the toss, Lanning came forward to talk to the commentator while Healy ran away while celebrating.
Here is a video of that toss:
Coming to the game, Australia beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs in the series-opener. The reigning world T20 champions posted 217 for 4 thanks to a century from Beth Mooney. She scored 113 off just 61 balls with the help of 20 boundaries. Ashleigh Gardner also impressed, blasting 49 from just 27 as she shared a 115-run third-wicket stand with Mooney. Alyssa Healy thumped 43 off 21 balls, helping Australia post a massive total.
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In reply, Sri Lanka rode on their skipper Chamari Atapattu’s sensational century to put up a good fight. She too scored 113 but it was not enough for her team to chase down the massive total. Sri Lanka eventually finished the innings on a commendable 176 for 7.
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