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National captain Meg Lanning will make her return to cricket with the Victorian state side after taking five months away from the sport to focus on herself.

NEW DELHI: All-rounder Heather Graham claimed a hat-trick after Asheigh Gardner and Grace Harris' power-packed batting performances as Australia women floored India in the fifth and final T20I in Mumbai on Tuesday. With a 54-run victory in the final match, Australia bagged the series 4-1.

Evergreen Ellyse Perry helped Australia move into a 2-1 lead over India in their T20I series, with her 75 leading the visitors to a 21-run win in Mumbai.

India is the second country in the world to introduce pay parity for its men's and women's cricket teams. Now there are calls for Australia to do the same.

Ellyse Perry will miss the first game of the next WBBL campaign after the Australian star was banned for slow over rates.

Ellyse Perry will miss the first game of the next WBBL campaign after the Australia star copped a one-game suspension for slow over rates.

After dominating the regular season, the Sydney Sixers are subdued by a superb bowling display from the Adelaide Strikers, who record an upset 10-run win in the final.

Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath have evolved into Australian cricket's next golden girls, and loom as crucial factors in the WBBL final.

Kim Garth, who played 51 Twenty20s for Ireland after debuting at age 14, has been named as a shock new face in Australia's women's squad for a tour of India.