Australian skipper Jodie Field said her side has learnt a lot from Sri Lanka.
Press Trust of India"We have discussed a lot about how they have been a standout performers of the tournament. We have seen great improvement in their bowling, batting and fielding. We have spoken about their energy on field," she said. Australia are through to the finals, thanks to their 100 per cent win in the tournament so far, but Jodie said it was good that her openers could spend some time at the wicket, which will hold them in good stead in the macthes ahead. "I guess it was good today and we had opening partnership that is something we lacked in earlier stages of the tournament. And then by the way, Rachael Haynes and Jessica Cameron finished off the match in a dominating style was really good," she said. "I think our bowling and fielding performance throughout the tournament has been our strength. We take pride in being one of the top teams in fielding and I think we have done that throughout the tournament and I think it is going to be important leading into the West Indies match and also after that," she added. Jodie also justified her decision to field first and said her decision was influenced by the damp wicket. "Particularly this ground is damp in the morning with little bit of dew, so it's really aided the seamers. Megan Schutt and Julie Hunter took advantage of those conditions. Hunter's figures were one for six in six overs which is extremely good bowling. It allowed the spinners throughout the middle to tighten it up," she said. "Leading into the match against the West Indies, I am sure the toss will be important. But we are pretty confident that no matter whether we bat or bowl first we can win the match if play well," she said. Off-spinner Erin Osborne had a dream spell with figures of 10-6-9-3 and the 23-year-old said, "Our seamers did a fantastic job early on which allowed Lisa and myself come into the game and find our rhythm and just in the middle over period pick up a few wickets. But I think our seamers helped us early on."