Sydney, June 28 -- Australia could leave a call on their XI for their T20 World Cup showdown against India until the last minute, as Phoebe Litchfield returns for the blockbuster match at Lord's.

Skipper Sophie Molineux confirmed the star No.3 had recovered from a quad injury after Litchfield trained strongly at Lord's on Friday, two days out from the game.

Beth Mooney is also clear to play after twice dislocating the same finger during Australia's win against Pakistan in Leeds.

London's week-long heatwave, which has seen the Lord's pitch baking as the mercury topped 35 degrees Celsius, will come into calculations as Australia mull their best line-up to tackle India.

South Africa will play Bangladesh from 10:30am local in the first leg ...