Katy Perry meets Harmanpreet & Co. ahead of Women's T20 WC final

Pop icon Katy Perry meets Harmanpreet Kaur and the entire Indian cricket team just a day ahead of the Women's T20 WC final. The Unconditionally hitmaker is set to perform at the finale on Sunday.

Mumbai: Global music sensation Katy Perry on Saturday met the Indian cricket team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where they would face Australia in the much-anticipated final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday, which also happens to be International Women's Day.

Besides meeting the Indian squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur, the pop icon also met the injured Australian star Ellyse Perry and Australian fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck. Following their meet, Ellyse presented the Wide Awake crooner with a Perry Australian shirt.

Perry, who is expecting her first child with fiance and Hollywood actor Orland Bloom, is set to perform two songs on Sunday to get the final underway followed by a one-hour post-match concert with her entire band.

Speaking to media personnel a day before her performance, Perry said: "It's gonna be female-centric. There's gonna be a lot of female symbolism. It's going to be my first show that I will be playing while I am pregnant, that's going to have its own female-centric vibe about it. There's going to be lots of strong messages and music through the show."

She further added: "In an event like this that's so big, there are so many different people of age-ranges that are watching and listening, from 8 to 80 maybe, and lots of international people. So I'm going to give them what they know. I am not going shoot myself in the foot. You came for Roar you came for Firework and that is what I am going to give you."

Meanwhile, more than 75,000 seats have been sold so far for the showpiece at the MCG. Also, the final presents an opportunity to set a new record for attendance at a women's sporting fixture, bidding to beat the 90,185 set at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final in the USA.

With inputs from IANS.