India opener Shafali Verma is confident her team has what it takes to beat Australia once again and book a place in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup. She said India will not change their approach for the crucial clash and will instead stick to the basics that have worked well for them.

The race for the final four from Group A will be decided on Sunday. South Africa, who have six points, will face Bangladesh, who are on four points, before India take on unbeaten Australia. India also have six points, while Australia sit comfortably at the top of the group with eight.

If South Africa beat Bangladesh, India will have to defeat Australia to qualify for the semifinals. Australia, however, can still progress even if they lose because of their better net run rate and eight points.

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Speaking ahead of the big game, Shafali said India have already shown they can overcome Australia.

“Everyone knows Australia are a world-class team. But it isn’t like we have not beaten them before. We recently beat them in a T20 series in Australia and that gives us confidence,”

India had won the three-match T20I series against Australia 2-1 before the start of the T20 World Cup. Shafali feels that years of playing against the Australians have helped India understand their opponents well, which could prove useful in such an important match.

“We have been playing against them for years now. We know their bowlers, their strengths and their plans. So, we will keep things straightforward, which is important and back our own strengths,”

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The 22-year-old has been in excellent form after making a small change to her mindset following the match against Pakistan. She has scored two half-centuries in her last three innings and believes simplifying her approach has made a big difference.

Shafali admitted she was putting too much pressure on herself at the start of the tournament by thinking too far ahead instead of playing naturally.

“A lot of things have improved in my batting. Before the Pakistan match, I was overthinking. I was planning too much, how I would play the first ball, what shot I would play off the second ball,”