<p>India will have energy to burn when they take on Australia in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup decider, after their semi-final against England was washed out by rain, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Undefeated India head into Sunday's clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after an eight-day break since their last group match against Sri Lanka.</p>.<p>With Thursday's semi-final in Sydney abandoned without a ball bowled, the long rest period did not go down well with all the Indian players, Kaur said.</p>.<p>"No-one wanted to take rest, everyone was so keen, everyone was on the ground and ready to deal with the situation," Kaur told reporters at the MCG on Saturday.</p>.<p>"We haven’t been outdoors much and we didn't manage to play the important game against England.</p>.<p>"We were all in touch and doing indoor training, but it doesn’t give you full confidence because the surface is totally different."</p>.<p>First-time finalists India have been a revelation since kicking off their tour six weeks ago with a five-wicket loss to a local selection of 'B' players in Sydney, the first match on Australian soil for most of the Indian squad.</p>.<p>But they upset defending champions Australia in the tournament opener at Sydney Showgrounds and have been untroubled since, with 16-year-old sensation Shafali Verma leading from the front with batting firepower.</p>.<p>Opener Verma has scored 161 runs to top India's batting and leads the tournament with a fierce strike-rate, also of 161.</p>.<p>Kaur backed the stocky, short-haired teenager to deliver again and not be overawed by the occasion.</p>.<p>"She's very excited, she's someone who has always enjoyed playing cricket," Kaur said.</p>.<p>"I'm sure tomorrow again she will have a great time and she will get all the runs that we are expecting from her."</p>.<p>Victory on Sunday would be the Indian women's greatest cricket triumph, two-and-a-half years after they lost the final of the 2017 one-day World Cup to England at a sold-out Lord's.</p>.<p>More than 75,000 tickets have been sold for the final and many will have been snapped up by Melbourne's big Indian community.</p>.<p>“It’s a great feeling ... We’re really (feeling) positive for that,” Kaur said.</p>.<p>"Rather than thinking about what is going to trouble us (on field), it’s only about being there, enjoying the moment and giving our best." </p>
<p>India will have energy to burn when they take on Australia in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup decider, after their semi-final against England was washed out by rain, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Undefeated India head into Sunday's clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after an eight-day break since their last group match against Sri Lanka.</p>.<p>With Thursday's semi-final in Sydney abandoned without a ball bowled, the long rest period did not go down well with all the Indian players, Kaur said.</p>.<p>"No-one wanted to take rest, everyone was so keen, everyone was on the ground and ready to deal with the situation," Kaur told reporters at the MCG on Saturday.</p>.<p>"We haven’t been outdoors much and we didn't manage to play the important game against England.</p>.<p>"We were all in touch and doing indoor training, but it doesn’t give you full confidence because the surface is totally different."</p>.<p>First-time finalists India have been a revelation since kicking off their tour six weeks ago with a five-wicket loss to a local selection of 'B' players in Sydney, the first match on Australian soil for most of the Indian squad.</p>.<p>But they upset defending champions Australia in the tournament opener at Sydney Showgrounds and have been untroubled since, with 16-year-old sensation Shafali Verma leading from the front with batting firepower.</p>.<p>Opener Verma has scored 161 runs to top India's batting and leads the tournament with a fierce strike-rate, also of 161.</p>.<p>Kaur backed the stocky, short-haired teenager to deliver again and not be overawed by the occasion.</p>.<p>"She's very excited, she's someone who has always enjoyed playing cricket," Kaur said.</p>.<p>"I'm sure tomorrow again she will have a great time and she will get all the runs that we are expecting from her."</p>.<p>Victory on Sunday would be the Indian women's greatest cricket triumph, two-and-a-half years after they lost the final of the 2017 one-day World Cup to England at a sold-out Lord's.</p>.<p>More than 75,000 tickets have been sold for the final and many will have been snapped up by Melbourne's big Indian community.</p>.<p>“It’s a great feeling ... We’re really (feeling) positive for that,” Kaur said.</p>.<p>"Rather than thinking about what is going to trouble us (on field), it’s only about being there, enjoying the moment and giving our best." </p>