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England meets Australia in T20 final
Entering the final on the back of some dominating performances, Australia will fancy their chances when they take on England in the title clash of the women's T20 tri-series.
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The task gets even more difficult for England as they are coming off back-to-back reverses. England had started their campaign with two successive wins, which also included the highest chase in T20 internationals against India, but itsr batters have miserably failed in the previous two matches.
England was outclassed by both Australia and India in its last two league games. Its players need to erase those memories as it gets ready to take the field tomorrow.
If England is to do well in batting, then its in-form opener Danielle Wyatt will have to again score heavily.
But she will also need support from other batters like Natalie Sciver, Tamsim Beaumont and skipper Heather Knight on a track where the ball is expected to come nicely on to the bat.
Sciver and Beaumont have been among the runs and they will have to see that they don't play reckless shots and throw their wickets away. Others such as Amy Jones, too, need to chip in and her role will also be crucial.
The English batters struggled to play against the Indian spinners and they will have to be cautious in their approach against the Australian tweakers, especially Jess Jonassen.
On the bowling front, left-arm pacer Katie George, Tash Farrant and the experienced Jenny Gunn will have to keep the Australian batters at bay.
On the contrary, most of the Aussie batswomen -- Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy, skipper Meg Lanning, Ellyse Villani, Ellyse Perry have been among the runs and if they fire in unison they can dismantle any bowling attack.
Lanning, who struggled earlier, got some runs under her belt against England in their league game, and would like to continue from where she had left.
Its pacer Megan Schutt has been in terrific form and if Australia is to restrict the English women, then Schutt would have to produce another stellar performance. And she would expect support from medium-pacer Delisaa Kimmince, spinners Ashleigh Gardner and Jonassen.
However, an area of concern for the Aussies has been its sloppy fielding and it has dropped too many sitters.
Scores above 150 have been regularly witnessed in the tournament and another run-feast could be on the cards at the Brabourne Stadium.
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