Women's T20 WC: Ahead of final, Katy Perry meets Harmanpreet and Co
Cricket | March 07, 2020 16:35 ISTPerry will perform two songs to get the final underway followed by a one-hour post-match concert, with her full band.
Perry will perform two songs to get the final underway followed by a one-hour post-match concert, with her full band.
The final will be held at the cavernous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) where the International Cricket Council (ICC) hopes to break the record for most attendance in a women's sports event.
Team India entered the ICC women's tournament as the underdogs and this time in the David vs Goliath battle, the Women in Blue are ready to give their all.
Shafali Verma's method has a distinctive Indian flavour, recalling at once Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli.
India defeated Australia in the tournament opener last month in Sydney and since then has gone undefeated to make it to their maiden T20 World Cup final.
Poonam had bamboozled Australia in the opening game, snapping four wickets to power India to a 17-run win but Lanning urged her side to brace up for other threats including the left-arm Indian bowlers.
Mithali Raj, who had led the Indian team to the final of the 2017 Women's World Cup, had on Thursday shared the video on her Instagram handle showing her batting in a saree.
"We haven't been outdoors much and we didn't manage to play the important game against England," said Kaur on the eve of the final against record four-time champions Australia.
Averaging 40.25 with a blistering strike rate of 161, 16-year-old Shafali has been the heart and soul of India's batting throughout the four group matches and played a crucial role in the team's race to their maiden World T20 finale.
India will have a psychological advantage going into the final as they had stunned the defending champions by 17 runs in the tournament opener.
Just one win away from Women's T20 World Cup glory, Harmanpreet Kaur could be about to throw the biggest birthday bash of her life.
Four-time champions Australia will take on first-time finalists India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Wicketkeeper-batter Healy will be a part of Australia's team which will take on an in-form Indian side at the MCG. The four-time champion home team would be aiming to defend the title against the first-time finalists.
Schutt bore the brunt of Verma and Mandhana's attacking cricket in the very first over during last month's tri-series, dispatched for a four by the teenager on the very first ball and hit for a six by Mandhana.
After 22 gruelling matches over the last two weeks, Women's T20 World Cup 2020 comes full circle to where it started.
India entered the final after their last-four clash against England was washed out in Sydney. They had topped the group.
India qualified by virtue of finishing top in the group stage after heavy rainfall in Sydney on Thursday refused to relent.
Unbeaten India will face Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup final on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia beat South Africa in the second semifinal by 5 runs (D/L method) to set up a final clash against India.
Thursday's denial was by no means karmic, but a sheer coincidence in the most unfortunate manner one that only calls for ICC to introspect on their existing rules.
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