Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final against India on Sunday at a jam-packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The defending champions, Australia, are targeting their fifth T20 World Cup title, while India is playing in their first final.
“It looks like a really good wicket, the crowd is amazing,” said Australian skipper Meg Lanning, whose team lost to India in the tournament’s opening fixture before bouncing back to win the rest of their group games. “We’re looking forward to it. We’re as ready as we can be today.”
India reached their maiden final unbeaten, on the back of the exploits of teenage opener Shafali Verma, their spin bowlers and the pace of Shikha Pandey. “We also wanted to bat first but we are quite confident chasing so if our bowlers do a job it will be good for us,” said the Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
Here are the reactions from the cricketing world on Twitter:
Come on India 🇮🇳
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45)
I wish all the very best to both teams & what an achievement to be playing ཧthe final of the enjoy each and every moment of the game such occasions Hardly comes in life . Welldone 👏🏻👏🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19)
Getting goosebumps watching. What a spectacle this will be. C’mo✱n Aussies!!!
— Chris Green (@chrisgreen_93)
आज इतिहास रचने की ♔बारी है। Best of luck to our tꦫeam. Come on India, our girls need our support.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Incredible scenes at the .
BEST OF LUCK to the team.. an enormous battle about to get underway against formidable opposition.
These scenes mean a billion things to so many of us for a billion reasons..
AMAZING!! 🏏— Melanie McLaughlin (@Mel_Mclaughlin)
Let the Roar and the Fireworks begin
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
A day of multiple-importance, starting from best wishes on , cheers and support for our champions all the luck for the ಞand birthday g🎉reetings to captain !
— Unmukt Chand (@UnmuktChand9)
Here. They. Come. |
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
All set for the Good luck Enjoy the atmosphere and play to your potential. I am sure you will rock and bring the 🏆 hoꦏme 🤗
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Here we go!! Who is pumped for this 🙋🏽♀️
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
What be✱tter day to have the final than on Women’s day. Happy to ever🍌yone 👏🏽👏🏽
— Imad Wasim (@simadwasim)
All the best to for the final. May you make history on a historic day for Women's cricket. Yeh Cup humara hai! 🏆
— Akshar Patel (@akshar2026)