Mumbai, June 27 -- Messi and Ronaldo will take the centre stage at the FIFA World Cup 2026 early tomorrow morning, but the evening belongs to Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandana and Jemimah Rodrigues as the 'Women in Blue' take on Australia at Lord's in a juicy ICC Women's T20 World Cup match that could book us a berth at the tournament's semi-finals.

The Women in Blue have in the last decade inspired Bollywood producers to make cricket theme films that range from biographical sports dramas to lighthearted romantic comedies. From 'Dil Bole Hadippa!' (2009), a story about a woman who disguises herself as a man to play in a men's league, to 'Shabaash Mithu' (2022), in which Taapsee Pannu chronicles the life of Indian cricket icon Mithali Raj....