Australia vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner's controversy involving her estranged wife, Monica Wright, has become one of the biggest talking points in cricket circles.

The Australian women's cricket team was rocked by a massive controversy just a week after their T20 World Cup triumph, after Ashleigh Gardner's estranged wife, Monica Wright, publicly accused her of having an affair with Georgia Voll.

Captain Alyssa Healy bid adieu to ODI cricket on a glorious note, smashing a rampaging 158 as Australia whitewashed India 3-0 in the series with a 185-run thrashing of the world champions in the third and final match.

Georgia Voll (101) made the most of three lifelines while Phoebe Litchfield hit a belligerent 80 to power Australia to a five-wicket win against India.

Several key players from Australia and India, especially Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, and Georgia Voll, have gained significant ground in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings.

Smriti Mandhana led from the front with an elegant half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat laggards Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to register their fourth win on the trot in the Women's Premier League.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have assembled their squad for WPL 2026, making smart purchases in the auction to add to star names like Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry and Richa Ghosh.