'They're a really dominant side' – Alyssa Healy on India

The match was always going to be an exciting affair, and considering how easily both teams swatted aside New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland, it will be a real contest of supremacy to see which of them will enjoy the view from the top of the table.

In-form Australia batter Alyssa Healy acknowledged that India have evolved into a very dominant side, and said her team would have to be at their best to 'match' them.

Australia have a very impressive record against India recently, but the last time the sides squared off at a world event – the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 – a Harmanpreet Kaur-powered India romped to victory to make the final of that tournament.

Since then, Australia have defeated India in three ICC Women's Championship ODIs as well as two T20Is, but Australia remain wary.

"India are a really good side obviously, and everyone keeps bringing up the World Cup in England where Harmanpreet smacked us all over the place," said Healy, who has scores of 48, 56* and 53 in the three WT20 matches so far.

"They're a really dominant side at the moment, they're really comfortably in these sort of conditions, and we'll have to play really, really well to match them.

"In saying that, the experience we have got within our side matches theirs. If we are put under the pump at any stage, we can adapt and react to what they're throwing at us."

Their poor recent record against them notwithstanding, India too think of Australia as equals, and aren't willing to put themselves under undue pressure by regarding the opposition as a 'bigger' team.

"We've been really good in the last three matches," said Smriti Mandhana. "The campaign has started off really well for us, and in the matches against New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland, we played very good cricket. But still, I think our best is yet to come.

"Our coach (has said) talking about the strengths (of the opposition) makes us a very small team. So we don't want that in our heads, that Australia is a much bigger team or anything like that. It's (another) game of cricket between bat and ball.

"I don't think we should be thinking Australia is a bigger team or India is a smaller team. Both are equal on the day and anyone can win the match. That is what we're thinking, that even we're a good team."