Australia are overwhelming favourites as five-time champions and the only unbeaten side in the tournament, but they face a South African team riding the crest of a wave on home soil
Meg Lanning is expecting "a pretty hardly fought" T20 World Cup final against host nation South Africa despite Australia's remarkable record and recent invincibility.
Lanning's side have their eye on a sixth title, while South Africa are preparing for their first final after overcoming England on Friday.
Australia won by six runs when the sides met at the semi-final stage of the 2020 edition, with South Africa falling just short of a rain-revised target.
"We've played some really close games between each other over the years," said Lanning. "We've come out on top but we've been pushed a long way and we're expecting a really tight contest tomorrow.
"We know them really well as they do us. We've played alongside some of their players too in various competitions, so there's nowhere to hide, everybody knows what's coming up and it's just about holding your nerve under the pressure of a World Cup final. Whoever does that the best will get the result but, I can't wait to get out there.
Shelley Nitschke is looking to add the T20 World Cup to the Commonwealth Games title she won last year (Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)
"it's going to be a pretty special contest and it's certainly going to be a pretty hardly fought game."
Sune Luus has described South Africa's bowling attack as the best in the world, and Lanning concurred that "no doubt their pace attack is right up there".
Marizanne Kapp, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka and Nadine de Klerk were all superb against England, while left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba is the second-ranked T20I bowler in the world.
"They've got some world-class players," added Lanning, "and they showed the other day how effective they can be, it's their home conditions, they understand them really well and what works and what doesn't.
"So, we've spoken a little about them and how we think they're going to bowl and how we're going to combat that – so, we feel confident in our planning but we have to go out there and adjust and execute as best we can.
"From a bowling point of view, I think we've got a little bit of improvement in us from the semi-final."
Shabnim Ismail has been superb for South Africa (Ashley Vlotman/Getty Images)
Both sides were involved in tense semi-finals, with Australia coming out on top by five runs against India, while South Africa beat England by six.
Tazmin Brits, the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, starred for South Africa, while Laura Wolvaardt, who is fourth on the same list, also made a half century. Alyssa Healy is Australia's leading run-scorer despite only playing four games in the competition; she missed the group clash between the sides through injury.
Lanning said: "I think there's pressure on everyone. It's a World Cup final, there's no guarantees and it's about what happens on the day. South Africa obviously are playing really good cricket.
"They're riding a wave of emotion as well, so we're certainly prepared for that."