A crowd of over 80,000 people is expected to watch the finals between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc will miss the final ODI against South Africa to watch his wife Alyssa Healey play against India in the final of ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, March 8 which is also Women's Day.

A crowd of over 80,000 people is expected to watch the finals between India and Australia at the MCG.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Mitch to watch Alyssa in a home World Cup final and so we were happy to allow him to return home to support his wife and be part of a fantastic occasion," cricket.com.au quoted Australia coach Justin Langer as saying.