History of Ellyse Perry! The Australian star equaled the all-time Women’s World Cup T20 record

Ellyse Perry (Image credit: T20 World Cup) NEW DELHI: Ellyse Perry equaled Alyssa Healy’s record for women’s T20 World Cup final appearances after taking the field in Australia’s title clash against England at Lord’s on Sunday. Perry made her seventh appearance in the Women’s World T20 final, equaling Healy’s milestone and adding another chapter to her remarkable international career.There were concerns over Perry’s availability after she suffered a quadriceps injury during Australia’s semi-final win over the West Indies. However, the experienced all-rounder recovered in time to be included in Australia’s unchanged playing XI for the final.At the draw, Australia captain Sophie Molineux confirmed Perry had gone through training without any problems.“There have been no changes. So yes, Pez (Perry) has recovered really well from training yesterday and yes, I’m very excited about her coming here,” Molineux said.

Australia opted to bowl first

Australia won the toss and chose the top spot in the Women’s T20 World Cup final.Explaining the decision, Molineux said the team wanted to take advantage of the conditions as soon as possible.“We’re going to bowl. Beautiful day out here and we wanted to get out there, make a run and hopefully put some pressure on them early.”She added that the decision before the throw was well thought out.“There was a lot of discussion around it, but at the end of the day you kind of have to go with your gut. I didn’t think the field was going to change too much.”Australia have retained the same XI that beat West Indies in the semi-finals as they chase a record seventh Women’s World T20 Cup title.

England also unchanged

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has admitted she would also opt to bowl first if the toss went her way.“Yeah, actually I was going to bowl too. But it’s a fresh wicket. Runs on the board in the final are not bad, so I’m happy to bat.”England also named an unchanged side for the final.Sciver-Brunt said she benefited from the experience on the team during the tournament.“It would be foolish of me not to build on that experience and then try to put a little spin on it. The whole group has experienced different places, different conditions and different pressures. Hopefully we can do the same today.”Asked what England needed to do to win the trophy, she smiled and said: “I suppose one run more than the opposition.”

Australia looked to continue their final dominance

The match marked the fourth Women’s T20 World Cup final between Australia and England.Australia had won all three previous title clashes between the two sides in 2012, 2014 and 2018. The defending champions entered the competition seeking a record seventh Women’s T20 World Cup crown. England, meanwhile, were looking to win the trophy for a second time after lifting the inaugural edition at Lord’s in 2009, while also looking to end Australia’s dominance in the global finals.