Tahlia May McGrath (born 10 November 1995) is an Australian

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er. She made her

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(WODI) debut against South Africa on 27 November 2016. She made her women's Test debut in

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in November 2017.

Career

After missing out on Australia's squad for the

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, McGrath was recalled to the team when she was named in Australia's squad for the

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. She was named in both the WODI squad and the Test squad. On 26 October 2017, she took her first international wicket in the second WODI match against England. She made her

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debut for Australia Women against

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on 9 November 2017 in

. In November 2018, she was named in the

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' squad for the

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. In April 2019,

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awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season. In April 2020,

awarded McGrath with a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season. In August 2021, McGrath was named in Australia's squad for their series against India, which included a one-off day/night

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as part of the tour. On 21 September 2021, in the first of the series' three WODI matches at Great Barrier Reef Arena,

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, she swung the ball both ways while bowling, and really troubled some of India's best players, but did not take a wicket, and did not bat. In the second WODI on 24 September 2021, also at Mackay, she claimed 3-45, and then made a career-best 74 in 77 balls, sharing in a partnership with

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that helped to propel Australia from the lowest point in its run chase to a cliffhanging victory. She made her

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(WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, for Australia against

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. In January 2022, McGrath was named in Australia's squad for their series against England to contest the

. In the first match of the series, a WT20I fixture, McGrath became the first Australian all-rounder to take three wickets and score more than 75 runs in a WT20I, finishing with figures of 3-26 and an unbeaten 91 off 49 balls. McGrath was named the Player of the Series, after scoring 225 runs and taking 11 wickets during the Women's Ashes. Also in January 2022, McGrath was named in Australia's team for the

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in New Zealand. In April 2022, she was bought by the

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for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England. The following month, McGrath was named in Australia's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. In August 2022 during Commonwealth Games 2022, McGrath was to play Finals against India even after testing positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms

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