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Pacer Tremayne Smartt who dismantled the New Zealand top

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order with her early blows to finish with three for 39, will have to produce a similar performance against Australia, for her side to cruise into the finals. The only team to have qualified for the finals, Australia can afford to relax but skipper Jodie Fields is not the one to take the West Indies lightly. "Leading into the West Indies game, you can't take them lightly. They have got some great players like Deandra Dottin and Stafanie Taylor who have all been firing with the bat," Aussie skipper Jodie Fields had said. Australia's bowling attack is their strength and the Jodie Fields-led side showed it against Sri Lanka, when they dismissed them for a paltry 131 and had defended the small score of 147 against England. "I think the bowling and fielding performance from our team throughout the tournament has been our strength. We pride ourselves in being one of the top nations with 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 had said. Pace spearhead Ellyse Perry, who missed the previous two games, is likely to be fit and get an outing against West Indies. The Australian batters have not fired in unison and openers who came good with the bat against Sri Lanka would use this game to peak right before the finals. Meg Lanning, who scored 112 in her team's victory over New Zealand, hasn't made much contribution in the other matches, while her opening partner Rachael Haynes made her top score of unbeaten 71 in the previous match against Sri Lanka.

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First Published: Feb 12 2013 | 12:45 PM IST

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