Cricketers from India and Australia wish their Women teams ahead of semi-finals clash

The stage is set for an enthralling contest in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup as we reach the business end of the tournament. After England came out victorious in the first semi finals by defeating South Africa by a narrow margin, it is now the turn to see the semi final clash between India and Australia to decide the second finalists of the tournament.

England and the Southern Stars have been the two most dominant sides in the competition. During a major part of the tournament, Indians were also amongst the top contenders for the coveted title but lost their way in the middle after their defeats against Australia and South Africa. The Southern Stars have defeated all the other teams except England, while England has defeated all the other teams except India.

After the conclusion of the round robin stage of the tournament, England topped the group with 12 points due to superior net run-rate even though Australia bagged the same number of points. Indian Women’s team were placed at the third position with 10 points (five wins and two defeats). South Africa entered into the knock out stages after they captured the fourth spot in the table.

Only the three best teams in the competition remain alive in the tournament and by the end of the day and even the men folk from India and Australia were right behind their respective teams ahead of the high-voltage clash in the second semi-finals of the tournament.

Top notch cricketers such as Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and David Warner were right behind their respective teams, wishing them all the luck ahead of the high octane clash between the two giants of Women’s cricket. Former cricketers Darren Lehmann, Isa Guha and Jason Gillespie also joined in to wish their luck to the Women’s team ahead of the all important clash.

Let us look at some of the Tweets

All the best @BCCIWomen! Make us proud as always! Whole nation is cheering for you. #IndvAus #ICCWomensWorldCup2017 #womenpower ?? @M_Raj03

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) July 20, 2017

Let's get one step closer to the cup..all the best to the Indian women's team! Much love from all of us here. @BCCIWomen #WWC17

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) July 20, 2017

Good luck to the @SouthernStars tonight in the WC semi. I'm sure you will all do Australia proud. ??

— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) July 20, 2017

Good luck @SouthernStars do us all proud. ? #GoAussies

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) July 20, 2017

Should be a cracking game! https://t.co/3GwL4JdW2Y

— Jason Gillespie (@dizzy259) July 20, 2017

Semi final 2 @cricketworldcup Good luck to both teams @BCCIWomen and @CricketAus need that rain to clear first! #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/nFDQdIp8Bz

— Isa Guha (@isaguha) July 20, 2017

Good luck to the @SouthernStars tonight in the WC semi . Go play your way. #final@lordswaiting

— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) July 20, 2017

All the best to the @SouthernStars tonight. ?? vs ?? ?

— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) July 20, 2017