Australia are ready to take a chance on Ellyse Perry if necessary for Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s, with coach Shelley Nitschke saying the all-rounder could play even if she is not fully fit.Perry withdrew injured during Australia’s semi-final win over the West Indies at The Oval after feeling what the team described as “minor quad tightness”. She departed after facing seven balls, with Australia later saying the decision was taken as a precaution because they were in control of the match.Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Nitschke said Australia had not trained since the semi-final, so there was still no clear update on Perry’s condition. However, he admitted that a World Cup final changes the way teams evaluate a player’s fitness.“Yes, potentially,” Nitschke said when asked if Perry could play without being fully fit.“I think there are still some things she still wants to be able to do, [to] He can also contribute to the team and hold his own, both in the field and running between the wickets. But there is this element, this is a World Cup final, so what is our tolerance here? So definitely a slightly different lens than maybe some other time.”Nitschke said the team remains hopeful Perry will be available for the finals.“Hopefully she’ll be okay and available on Sunday,” Nitschke said.“We don’t really have a clear picture of what that looks like.“We’re confident, but just not completely 100 percent sure how it went at the moment.”Perry was Australia’s top scorer in the tournament with 185 runs at an average of 46.25 and a strike rate of 135.03. He scored half-centuries against Pakistan and India, including a 38-ball 56 against India that guided Australia to victory and ended the campaign of Harmanpreet Kaur’s team.He also took four wickets during the tournament.Australia will play in their first global tournament final since 2023 when they take to the field at Lord’s on Sunday. Perry, who missed the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground due to a hamstring injury, is now racing to be fit for another chance at a World Cup final.