Formidable Aussies bring experience to bear on talented India

Wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy returns to the squad after a brief injury layoff and Lanning said while it was a welcome return it would make selecting the playing XI more difficult.

“We've only just arrived and seen the conditions here, so we haven’t settled on what the team looks like yet, but it is nice to have everybody available,” she added.

The Aussie outfit has got the better of India in their last two competitive knockout meetings, claiming victories in the final of the Commonwealth Games last year and in the final of the T20 World Cup in 2020.

However, Lanning does not believe that gives them a psychological edge over their opponents heading into this crunch encounter.

“Both teams start at the same level tomorrow when we come out and play. What’s happened in the past doesn’t make a difference. We need to come out and play our best cricket and play the way we want to.”