Mandhana, the Indian T20 vice captain, is set to form a devastating opening partnership with England's Danni Wyatt at Southern Brave.
Smriti had a poor outing in recent limited-overs series against South Africa.
The day-night Test against Australia, part of a multi-format seven-match tour, is scheduled to be played from September 30 to October 3 at the WACA Ground in Perth.
After losing the opening T20I by eight wickets, India were in for a chance to level the three-match T20I series as SA Women needed 19 runs from last 12 balls while chasing 159 to win.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the opening women's T20 International of the three-match series against South Africa here due to an injury, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said on Friday.
Harmanpreet suffered a hip-flexor injury while batting in the fifth ODI against the same opponents on Wednesday.
India are currently engaged in a five-match ODI series against South Africa and in the second match, Mandhana had scored an unbeaten 80 to help her side to a nine-wicket victory.
Veteran Jhulan Goswami's four-wicket haul was beautifully complemented by Smriti Mandhana's sparkling 80 not out as Indian women outplayed South Africa by nine wickets in the second ODI to level the five-match series 1-1
Mandhana's unbeaten 80 helped India in securing a series-levelling win against South Africa Women in the three-match ODI series in Lucknow.
With 744 rating points, Verma is behind leader Beth Mooney (748) of Australia while Mandhana has 693 points.
Veteran pacer Jhulan (4/42) was the pick of the bowlers for India, while Rajeshwari Gayakwad returned with figures of 3 for 37.
Another veteran Mithali Raji -- with 687 points -- remained at 9th to be the second Indian batswoman in the top 10. Mandhana has 732 points.
Despite a fiery start, Trailblazers could post only a modest 118 for eight on Monday but Mandhana said she knew the slow nature of the surface would help her side
It was the maiden title for Trailblazers while Supernovas were the defending champions.
Batting first, Trailblazers scored 118 for eight wickets in 20 overs, with Smriti being the top scorer with 68 off 49 balls (5x4s, 3x6s), and left-arm spinner Radha Yadav bagging five wicket hauls.
Mandhana said that she is proud of the way the team has played in the tournament, especially in the last game where they came back to make a match of the game.
The four-match tournament will have three teams -- defending champions Supernovas, last year's runners-up Velocity and Trailblazers -- competing against each other once before the summit clash on November 9.
Mandhana will lead the Trailblazers, while Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj will be leading the Supernovas and Velocity teams respectively.
Lanning has recaptured the top position for batters after playing a leading role in her side's 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand in Brisbane that saw the six-time world champions to a record 21 consecutive wins in the format.
The last women's international game was played during the T20 World Cup final when Australia defeated India in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium.
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