Sydney (Web Desk): American popstar Katy Perry announced Wednesday that she will be performing at the final of the Women's T20 World Cup in Melbourne next March.
The International Cricket Council said Perry would perform both before and after the final in "what is anticipated to be the biggest women's cricket match of all time."
It said it was an opportunity to set a new world attendance record at a women's sporting fixture.
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— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 13, 2019
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The current record crowd of 90,185 was set at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Pasadena, California.