'Our best game is still out there' – Meg Lanning

The two teams will take on each other for the last game of the series – a dead rubber – at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Friday, 5 October after Australia won the first two games – both by six-wicket margins.

"We have been playing some really good cricket and it's nice to get a series win on home soil. We know our best game is still out there so that’s what we’ll be chasing tomorrow (Friday) night," said Lanning in the build-up to the 3rd T20I.

The ICC Women's World T20 2018 is less than a month away, and that's the big focus, but Lanning wants to first get a rare series whitewash against the old rivals out of the way.

"There’s no doubt, it’s a really big tournament coming up but we haven’t specifically spoken about the World Twenty20 at all," said Lanning. "We’ve been really focussed on this series. It’s something we’ve spoken about and we’re really keen to make sure we do finish off well. In the past, we probably haven’t been as good as that as we would have liked, so the group is very focused in terms of making sure we try to put out our best performance of the series so far.

"We know momentum is a really big thing and we want to play our best cricket and get that going as much as we can. We’re looking forward to doing that tomorrow night."

Such is the strength and depth of the Australian batting unit that their star all-rounder, Ellyse Perry, has not had to bat in the series yet.

"On any given day, anyone could bat anywhere. We feel like we’ve got a good mix at the moment, but it does depend on the game situation as to who goes in next. Ellyse Perry, down at seven, but she has been smashing the ball in the nets so if she does get a chance then I’m sure she’ll come out and do really well," said the Australia skipper.

"We’ve always got options, I think we’ve got eight people in the team who open for their WBBL team."

White Ferns captain Amy Satterthwaite, meanwhile, wants her team to strike the right balance to get a win under their belt on Friday night.

"We haven't actually named our team for tomorrow and we will be looking at the last training session we'll have this afternoon. With one eye on the World T20, we will be looking to get the balance right and win the last game tomorrow," Satterthwaite said.

The 31-year-old heaped praise on teenager Amelia Kerr, who knocked over Lanning with her leg-spin in the second T20I.

"I hope she’s feeling really good about it, she’s able to knock over someone of [Lanning's] calibre a few times. We know what Meg is like as a player and I’m sure she will be working hard to ensure that doesn’t happen [again]," said Satterthwaite.

"In a way, you forget how young she is, you have to remind yourself she is still only a teenager. She’s got a head on her like she has been in the game for a long time and like she is a lot older than she actually is. We’re very lucky we’ve got someone like that with such a good temperament, and that she is able to produce match-winning performances for us as well."

Satterthwaite also expressed admiration for her opening duo of Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates – Bates, the former captain, hit a 52-ball 77 in the second T20I.

"We know that we have the likes of Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates at the top of the order. They have been prolific run-scorers for us in the past and it's brilliant to see them in form, especially with the likes of the World T20 coming up." Satterthwaite said.