Sky Sports Cricket shared a video on their X handle where the three English cricketers wished the women\u2019s team luck for the upcoming challenge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHi girls, I just want to wish you all the best playing in the semifinal against South Africa. Go out and smash it,\u201d said Brook.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cJust want to wish you all the best of luck for the semifinal against South Africa. Congrats on getting this far; you\u2019ve done extremely well. One more big push. Get to that final and bring it home. Come on,\u201d Root said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cJust wishing you all the best for your semi-final vs South Africa. We\u2019ll all be following here in New Zealand. What a fantastic tournament you guys have had so far. And let\u2019s hope you can go all the way,\u201d said Curran.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England Women defeated South Africa in their previous tournament outing, when the two sides squared off in their respective campaign openers. England clinched an easy 10-wicket win after dishing out the Laura Wolvaardt-led side for just 69 runs in the first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While they\u2019ll be looking to put up a similar performance, the Proteas will also be motivated to grab a win to avenge their loss from the group stage, as well as their semifinal loss against the same opponents from the tournament\u2019s previous edition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England Women defeated South Africa in their previous tournament outing, when the two sides squared off in their respective campaign openers. England clinched an easy 10-wicket win after dishing out the Laura Wolvaardt-led side for just 69 runs in the first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England (11 points) finished second in the points table ahead of South Africa (10) and India (7) as Australia (13) topped the standings. England ended the Group stage with five wins from seven matches, with one defeat and one match being abandoned. South Africa, too, won five matches but had two losses in seven matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n