Heading into the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup, to be hosted in South Africa, defending champions Australia will take on India in a warm-up match at the Newlands Cricket Ground on February 6. The record champions in Wome's ICC tournaments, the side will be playing in unfamiliar conditions, and so their captain Meg Lanning said that her side will have sufficient match practice heading into the mega event.
"We've had plenty of match practice, and everybody's played enough cricket to feel in a good spot, so I don't think it'll impact us at all, really," Lanning said after Australia's 3rd T20I against Pakistan got washed away.
"(The team is) nicely placed, I feel like we've been able to work on some different roles for different players, and where that might fit within the side and we've got some really good options and depth in a lot of areas."
The 30-year-old added that along with this warm-up game, the other against Ireland will equally be important for Australia as they work on getting accustomed to the South African conditions.
"(The warm-ups will) be really important and some training sessions as well, just adjusting to the conditions and what the wickets are doing because a lot of us haven't actually played over there before. So that is something that we've done really well over the past few years in particular, adjusting really quickly to the conditions and what's required," Lanning said.
She also heaped praise on the U-19 side that reached the semifinal of the ongoing Women's U19 T20 World Cup, saying that their performances will pave the way for an exciting future in Australian cricket. "The under-19s are probably a good resource for us just in terms of the conditions, so we'll certainly do all the research we can to get as much information that we can, but at the end of the day, it's about adjusting and making sure that we're doing that really quickly."
