Lanning is the third Australia player to lead a WPL team, with Beth Mooney captaining Gujarat Giants' captain and Alyssa Healy being the skipper of UP Warriorz.
Australia captain Meg Lanning has termed their record-extending sixth ICC Women's T20 World Cup title.
A dominant Australia on Sunday defeated hosts South Africa by 19 runs in the final to clinch a hat-trick of T20 World Cup titles and extend their domination in world cricket.
Lanning has become the first cricketer in history both men and women to lead a side in 100 T20I matches. She is the first captain in the history of cricket to reach this milestone.
Meg Lanning recently led Australian women's cricket team to a gold medal win in CWG 2022
Meg Lanning and team-mate Ellyse Perry have said that they would welcome back retired tennis ace Ashleigh Barty with open arms if she wishes to have "another crack at cricket".
Meg Lanning led from the front as Australia entered the semifinals of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a six-wicket win over India at Eden Park on Saturday.
Australia's next match in the tournament is against the West Indies at the same venue on Tuesday.
Riding on a historic unbeaten 171 off 115 deliveries from Harmanpreet Kaur, India had defeated Australia by 36 runs in the 2017 women's 50-over World Cup semifinal.
Australian women's cricket team captain Meg Lanning feels the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) has provided the side solid experience for the ICC Women's World Cup.