India might have been handed a comprehensive 1-4 defeat in the series but the biggest takeaway for the hosts from the five-game T20 rubber has been self-belief, said women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur. India lost the fifth and final women's T20I by 54 runs here on Tuesday to end the series on a disappointing note. Sent into bat, Ashleigh Gardner (66 not out) and Grace Harris (64 not out) smashed explosive unbeaten fifties as Australia posted an imposing 196 for 4.

Heather Graham then claimed a hat-trick, only the second woman cricketer from her country to do so, to bowl out India for 142. "I think we were really good in the first 10-12 overs. We know the kind of power they (Australia) have in their game, unfortunately we weren't able to stop them. Lot of learnings for us," Harmanpreet said in the post-match presentation. "We knew the type of cricket they play, happy to have improved though in a lot of areas. Lot of things we learnt from them, the way they were clearing the boundaries - that's something we'd like to bring in.