Australia bowl first, Lanning to open

Australia bowl first, Lanning to open

Australia will bowl first of their Twenty20 sequence opener in opposition to Pakistan after the vacationers received the toss at North Sydney Oval.

Meg Lanning will open the batting for the hosts rather than the injured Alyssa Healy (calf), whereas Alana King holds her spot as legspinner forward of Georgia Wareham.

The sequence marks the final forward of the Twenty20 World Cup, with Australia dealing with the truth of a middle-order choice squeeze forward of the match.

Pakistan have gone with three spinners for the match on the postage-stamp dimension floor.

AUSTRALIA: Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (capt), Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.

PAKISTAN: Muneeba Ali, Javeria Khan, Bismah Maroof (capt), Sadaf Shamas, Omaima Sohail, Ayesha Nasem, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Aiman Anwar, Sadia Iqbal, Nida Dar.