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 #IndvsAus #Final 🇮🇳
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 8, 2020
I wish all the very best to both teams @AusWomenCricket & @BCCIWomen what an achievement to be playing the final of the @T20WorldCup enjoy each and every moment of the game such occasions Hardly comes in life . Welldone #MCG 👏🏻👏🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) March 8, 2020
Getting goosebumps watching. What a spectacle this will be. C’mon Aussies!!! @AusWomenCricket #T20WorldCup #FILLTHEMCG #INDvAUS #IWD2020
— Chris Green (@chrisgreen_93) March 8, 2020
आज इतिहास रचने की बारी है। Best of luck to our team. #TeamIndia #T20WorldCup2020 #INDvAUS Come on India, our girls need our support.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 8, 2020
Incredible scenes at the @MCG.
BEST OF LUCK to the @AusWomenCricket 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!! 🏏 #T20WorldCup2020— Melanie McLaughlin (@Mel_Mclaughlin) March 8, 2020
Let the Roar and the Fireworks begin#INDvAUS #T20WorldCup
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) March 8, 2020
A day of multiple-importance, starting from best wishes on #IWD2020, cheers and support for our champions @BCCIWomen all the luck for the #T20WorldCupFinal and birthday greetings to captain @ImHarmanpreet!
— Unmukt Chand (@UnmuktChand9) March 8, 2020
Here. They. Come.#T20WorldCup | #FILLTHEMCG pic.twitter.com/Ac1n4cVZ0w
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) March 8, 2020
All set for the #T20WorldCup Good luck @BCCIWomen Enjoy the atmosphere and play to your potential. I am sure you will rock and bring the 🏆 home 🤗 pic.twitter.com/TXLoC6Ak8Z
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) March 8, 2020
Here we go!! Who is pumped for this 🙋🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/bcinTdnWp2
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) March 8, 2020
What better day to have the @T20WorldCup final than on Women’s day. Happy #InternationalWomensDay to everyone 👏🏽👏🏽
— Imad Wasim (@simadwasim) March 8, 2020
All the best to @BCCIWomen for the final. May you make history on a historic day for Women's cricket. Yeh Cup humara hai! 🏆 #TeamIndia
— Akshar Patel (@akshar2026) March 8, 2020
