Australia captain Meg Lanning believes staying unfazed in the face of pressure has been key to her team's success in tournament knock-outs - and it's a quality they'll look to bring to the fore once again in the T20 World Cup semi-final against India.
"I do feel as a group we are very calm and we know that teams are going to come pretty hard at us and they have done that over the last few years," Lanning said on the eve of Thursday's match in Cape Town as Australia prepared to face the one team to have beaten them in T20Is over a period of nearly two years.
"Just to be able to absorb some pressure is really important. You're not going to have it all your own way.
"Certainly with teams out there now, there's going to be times when they have got the momentum - but that's the nature of T20 cricket in particular.
"For us, it's just about staying calm in those moments, being really clear on what our plans are and trusting our ability as well.
"Depth does give us a lot of confidence as players going out there, knowing the strength that we're just trying to utilise that as best we can."
Heading into the semi-final - a rematch of the 2020 T20 World Cup final - Lanning said the defending champions' focus will be on staying flexible to counter any of the sharp changes of fortune the T20 format can throw up.
"We came here to be part of a game like this," the 30-year-old said.
"We need to be able to adapt and play what's in front of us. I think that's really important in coming up with all the plans that you want.
"It's T20 cricket, it can change very, very quickly. We know we have to be on our game for the whole 40 overs.
"That's the challenge we've got because we know India are a great team and if we don't bring that then they'll certainly be allowed to play some good cricket.
"So we're excited about the challenge. I think that's what semi-finals are all about: playing your best cricket at the right time."
Lanning, two appearances short of her 100th T20I as captain, was on a mental-health break when the two teams last met during a five-match T20I series in India in December.
On that tour, Australia, led by stand-in captain Alyssa Healy, who'll slot back into the XI having been sidelined by left quad soreness in their last group-stage game, suffered a super-over defeat to the hosts in Navi Mumbai.
That four-run, one-over-eliminator loss remains Australia's only defeat in official T20Is since March 2021.
"They've shown they're not relying on one or two players," Lanning said when asked about India's strengths. "They've got some great depth as well. As a team we've had to prepare for all their players to do well.
"As long as someone steps up, then that's the most important thing and that's what they've shown to be able to do.
"They've been able to create a strong group of players who have played a lot of cricket together now and they're able to deliver - so we know they're strong."
