Meg Lanning, taking part in her 100th T20 worldwide as Australia captain, has referred to as it proper on the toss within the T20 World Cup closing towards South Africa at Newlands and opted to bat as her facet eye their sixth short-format world title.
South Africa, first-time finalists at any World Cup throughout males’s and girls’s cricket, additionally determined to area the identical XI as they did of their last-four conflict for Sunday’s showdown in Cape City.
“It would keep the identical all through the day,” Lanning mentioned concerning the pitch, which was used for the 2 semi-finals and has yielded totals in extra of 155 throughout all 4 innings.
Sune Luus, the South African captain, admitted she, too, needed to set a goal, however backed her crew to “keep calm and do our greatest” within the chase earlier than a partisan residence crowd of about 13,000.
Australia, undefeated within the match and towards South Africa in any respect T20 World Cups throughout its eight editions, are coming off a five-run win over India on the identical venue on Thursday whereas the hosts pulled off a six-run upset over England a day later.
With pacers from each groups having performed momentum-changing roles of their respective semi-finals, Australia quicks Darcie Brown, Ellyse Perry and Megan could be in for good buys within the balmy situations.
South Africa’s tempo battery, comprising Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka and Nadine de Klerk, may even have a decisive imprint.
Australia: Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.
South Africa: Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon, Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululekho Mlaba.
