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ICC WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2017

Cricbuzz StaffLast updated on Mon, 17 Jul, 2017, 02:16 PM

"Given that they've played well [against New Zealand] they'll come in with a bit of momentum and I expect them to be really tough" - Perry Getty

Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who is having a stunning ICC Women's World Cup, having scored five consecutive fifties and also excelling with the ball, feels that India will be a different team when Australia face them in the semifinal in Derby. India are coming into the big game after crushing New Zealand by 186 runs - in a virtual quarterfinal knockout game - on the same ground in Derby.

India started their campaign with a 35-run win over England and have won all their four games they have played in Derby. While Australia is yet to play at the County ground. On the back of that winning run and with momentum behind them, Perry believes India will be tough to beat.

"Given that they've played well [against New Zealand] they'll come in with a bit of momentum and I expect them to be really tough," Perry said on Monday (July 17).

"They probably left a few things unattended against us the other day that we know they're really dangerous, they've got a great couple of batters and some really dangerous bowlers. They'll be good," she noted.

Though Australia comfortably beat the Asian nation in Bristol in the league phase, with Perry shining with the bat, she feels that India may be peaking at the right time.

"We maybe didn't come up against them at their strongest on the day," she said. "I'm sure they'll be really keen to rectify that. It's a great test for us and we are really looking forward to it."

Even though Perry has scored five successive fifties in the ongoing tournament, she hasn't still compiled her maiden ODI ton - which continues to remain out of her reach - but that isn't bothering her one bit.

"It's got no consequence for me at the minute," she observed. "We've got an important match in the semi-final and I think that all of us are really keen to contribute and win that game and give us a chance to play in the final.

"Whatever role I play is important. If that means that I need to go on and score big then ... I'd like to do that. But [a maiden century] is no consequence at the moment," she added.

Perry's brilliant form with the bat has seen her rise to third place in the latest ICC player rankings for batters. She also went to the top of the rankings for all-rounders, replacing Windies' Stafanie Taylor.

Meanwhile, Perry is placed ninth in the bowling rankings - a list headed by Marizanne Kapp of South Africa.

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