Australian captain Meg Lanning says her team are "pumped" for their defence of the women's Twenty20 World Cup against India on Sunday with hopes high that more than 90,000 fans will cram the cavernous Melbourne Cricket Ground.
They go into the final as favourites, courtesy of being the sport's dominant side, winning four of the six tournaments so far, in contrast to Harmanpreet Kaur's India, who are in their first decider.
But with large numbers of Indian fans expected in the 100,000-capacity arena, there will be little in the way of home advantage.
Organisers have set their sights on beating the official world attendance record for a women's sporting fixture on Sunday, to coincide with International Women's Day.
After beating Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, they edged New Zealand before overcoming South Africa in a nerve-shredding semifinal.
Final is on way!
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