Aussies complete a supreme summer

Australia's victory over New Zealand in the third and final Commonwealth Bank ODI at Junction Oval on Sunday has capped off a stunning summer of success for Meg Lanning's team.

Since Australia's women kicked off the international summer against New Zealand at North Sydney Oval on September 29, they've enjoyed an almost unblemished run in both limited-overs formats.

Their 48-run loss to India during the group stage of the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean was their sole defeat from 11 T20Is and six ODIs as they claimed series sweeps in both limited-overs formats against both New Zealand and Pakistan while also taking out their fourth T20 world title.

"Looking back from the T20 series against New Zealand in September, to think about how it's all panned out is pretty incredible really, and with a big World Cup win in the middle of that," Australia captain Meg Lanning said after her team completed an ODI whitewash against the White Ferns on Sunday – their 24th win from their last 26 matches across the last 12 months.

"It's been really busy and it's taken a lot of effort to get through it but when you look back at the results, it's been a pretty satisfying summer and it's something we'll look back and be really proud of."

Australia's players will now enjoy a well-deserved six-week break before their preparations for the Ashes in England begin ahead of the first ODI at Leicester's Grace Road on July 2.

From there, they'll be in action almost non-stop until the end of the 2020 T20 World Cup on home soil next March, with limited-overs series against West Indies (away) and Sri Lanka (home) to be held ahead of the first standalone Rebel WBBL in October-November.

Australia's golden summer

Commonwealth Bank T20I Series v New Zealand

September 29: Australia won by 6 wickets at North Sydney Oval

October 1: Australia won by 6 wickets at Allan Border Field, Brisbane

October 5: Australia won by 9 wickets at Manuka Oval, Canberra

As the international summer kicked off under lights at North Sydney Oval, a half-century from Katey Martin left Australia needing 163 for victory. An early stumble left the hosts 4-45 before unbeaten half-centuries from Meg Lanning and Rachael Haynes steered the hosts to victory. It was smoother sailing in the second match as Megan Schutt's three wickets held the Kiwis to 8-145, before Alyssa Healy's 57 and Elyse Villani's 50no secured victory with an over to spare. A nine-wicket win in the final game capped the series off in style, Ellyse Perry taking 4-21 and Sophie Molineux 3-11 as the White Ferns were bowled out for 103, a target the hosts reached in just 12.3 overs.

Commonwealth Bank Tour of Malaysia v Pakistan

ODI series

October 18: Australia won by 5 wickets (DLS) at Kinrara Oval

October 20: Australia won by 150 runs at Kinrara Oval

October 22: Australia won by 89 runs at Kinrara Oval

T20I series

October 25: Australia won by 64 runs at Kinrara Oval

October 27: Australia won by 6 wickets at Kinrara Oval

October 29: Australia won by 9 wickets at Kinrara Oval

Australia began their tour of Malaysia, the tourists bowled Pakistan out for 95 before reaching their target with five wickets in hand. In the second, a Lanning century powered Australia to 7-273 before Sophie Molineux's 4-14 bowled Pakistan out for 123; while the clean sweep was completed thanks to a dominant batting display – led by Healy's 97 – in the third ODI.

Australia's winning run continued into the T20Is, with Healy and Ashleigh Gardner laying the foundation with twin half-centuries in the opening game before Sophie Molineux (3-14) and Georgia Wareham (3-12) put Pakistan in a spin to seal a series win. The clean sweep was then secured thanks to another whirlwind Healy knock.

T20 World Cup, West Indies

November 9: Australia defeated Pakistan by 52 runs, Guyana

November 11: Australia defeated Ireland by 9 wickets, Guyana

November 13: Australia defeated New Zealand by 33 runs, Guyana

November 17: Australia lost to India by 48 runs, Guyana

November 22: Australia defeated West Indies by 71 runs in the semi-final, Antigua

November 24: Australia defeated England by 8 wickets in the final, Antigua

Australia immediately met a familiar opponent when the T20 World Cup group stage got underway in Guyana, cruising to victory against Pakistan as Healy fell just two runs shy of yet another half-century, but she was back raising the bat two days later as she struck 56no to guide her team to a nine-wicket win over Ireland. A comfortable win against New Zealand – with yes, another Healy fifty – secured a semi-final berth, but the sole blip of the summer came days later against India. Healy suffered a concussion thanks to a mid-pitch collision with Megan Schutt and it was downhill from there for the Australians despite Perry's fighting 39no.

Onto the semis and there was nothing but good news for the Aussies. Healy recovered from her head knock and duly struck top-scored 46, before the bowlers rolled the hosts for 71. In the final against fierce foes England, Gardner produced a player-of-the-match display taking three wickets and scoring 33no as Australia cruised to victory, with Healy the obvious choice for player of the tournament.

Commonwealth Bank T20I Series v New Zealand

February 22: Australia won by 5 runs at WACA Ground, Perth

February 24: Australia won by 95 runs at Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide

March 3: Australia won by seven wickets at Junction Oval, Melbourne

Turning their attention back to the 50-over game, Australia were bowled out for a disappointing 241 in the series opener at the WACA ground despite an impressive 67 from Rachael Haynes, but a superb display from the bowlers – led by Jess Jonassen's four-wicket haul – staved off the Kiwis to secure a tight five-run win. Two days later in Adelaide, a maiden Perry ODI century and Jonassen's career-best one-day figures of 5-27 secured the Rose Bowl. Fittingly, an all-round team performance capped off the summer with a seven-wicket win in the third and final one-dayer, bookending the summer with a second clean sweep over the White Ferns.

CommBank ODIs v NZ 

February 22: First ODI, WACA Ground, Perth

February 24: Second ODI, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide

March 3: Third ODI, Junction Oval, Melbourne