As Australia seeks a hat-trick of Women's T20 World Cup victories, Meg Lanning is unwavering: Visiting places will have to wait

Prior to the T20 World Cup, which will be contested from February 10 to 26 in South Africa, captain Meg Lanning wants the Australian squad to concentrate on cricket rather than tourism.

Lanning is ready as Australia looks to clinch a hat-trick of T20 World Cup victories after returning from a sabbatical and rejoining the national setup.

The majority of the squad and I will be visiting South Africa for the first time, and although we are eager to immerse ourselves in the local culture, we still have work to do. There is a championship to defend, but sightseeing will have to wait. This isn't shocking at all, Lanning was reported as saying in her special piece for ICC.

On February 11 at Boland Park in Paarl, Australia will play New Zealand in the tournament's first game. In the league stage of the massive tournament, they will also compete against South Africa, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Lanning turns to face Harris.

"A new nation has new difficulties, chief among them being acclimatization. Our travel and our first match against New Zealand in Paarl on February 10 are separated by little over a week. But we have shown throughout the years that our most useful tool, both in the classroom and on the field, is flexibility," she said.

Meanwhile, Lanning is anticipating meeting Grace Harris, who she considers to be "one of the world's greatest hitters."

But Grace Harris is maybe the player I am most looking forward to watching at a T20 World Cup for the first time. She has seized her second chance to represent Australia. Her high strike rate demonstrates that she is among the most powerful batters in the world and that she is a person with special abilities.

She is really strong, strikes the ball far, and, especially in this format, may quickly end the game for the opponent, according to Lanning.

Harris has played in 27 T20Is thus far, scoring 299 runs with an average of 24.91 and a strike rate of 172.83, one half-century, and a best score of 64 not out.

Harris amassed 132 runs in the T20I series against India from three games, scoring 41, 27 not out, and 64 not out.