India vs Australia semifinal: Twitter reaction

It was cracker of a semi Final in which two of the best teams in the cricketing world went head to head. The battle saw spirited performances from both Team India (@BCCI) and Australia (@CAComms). Eventually it was the latter that came out victorious by 95 runs to claim a place in the finals of #CWC15. They will now take on New Zealand (@BLACKCAPS) this Sunday 28th March 2015 in the battle for the coveted #CWC15 trophy. The heroes for @CAComms were  Steve Smith (105 off 93 balls), Aaron Finch (81 off 116 balls) and James Faulkner (3/59).

Here is how Twitter reacted to the #INDvAUS game: 

Tweet peaks

The top Tweets Per Minute (TPM) moments were: 

1.    Australia win by 95 runs
2.    MS Dhoni is run out for 65
3.    James Faulkner dismisses Mohit Sharma leaving India 232/9
4.    Aaron Finch is dismissed for 81, Australia are 233/4
5.    David Warner is dismissed, Australia are 15/1

 

Most mentioned players

India

  1. MS Dhoni
  2. Virat Kohli
  3. Rohit Sharma

Australia

  1. Steve Smith
  2. Aaron Finch
  3. Mitchell Johnson

 

Most Retweeted Tweets

@sachin_rt: well played in the icc world cup team india. a tough game today and a loss is always difficult to handle. (1/3)           

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090639649095680

@iamsrk: awake with team fan….watching the match. too nervous suddenly. go india…love you and we r all screaming our hearts out!!!!          

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090525610016768

@jollyjuilee: australians' ipl contracts currently #indvsaus http://t.co/fkfqpdrt67

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090528772620288

@piersmorgan: what a great captain & leader, wish we had one like him: @msdhoni 

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090639716192258

@iamsrk: we win sum,we lose sum but the ones we love always make us proud. head held high by ur performance team india in cwc.

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090635400286209

@sachin_rt: But you have played some terrific cricket throughout and all the fans have enjoyed watching you. Congratulations to Australia (2/3)         

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090645546176512

@suriya_offl: come on... india!! wanna wear this tee shiagain on 29th n celebrate!! let's #bleedblue thank you #nike

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090447080165377

@gappistanradio: india's batting line up

rohit    

dhawan          

kohli   

rahane 

raina   

dhoni  

o palanhare,    

nirgun aur nyare,        

tumare bin hamara kaunon …

https://twitter.com/statuses/581088738920546304

@aamir_khan: well played australia. thank you to the indian team for taking us to the semis. hard luck and well played.    

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090586758946816

@sachin_rt: for a convincing win. Steve Smith's hundred, Finch's support to him and a strong finish by Johnson made the difference. #CWC15 (3/3)           

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090655319011329

@brianlara: come on india!!!!!! great job pulling it back!!! #ihaveagoodfeeling #ausvind #         

https://twitter.com/statuses/581089909131333634

@yuvstrong12: india had a rely gd tournament Sad for my boys but Australia has played some outstanding cricket in this w cup deserves to be in the final 

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090616240668672

@bhogleharsha: if you are realistic, you will say india had as good a world cup as they could have had.  

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090567137923072

@varun_dvn: Respect to #dhoni probably the best leader the indian team has ever had I think it will be his last Worldcup time for the others to stand up           

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090563086225408

@apjabdulkalam: once again the captain has to play the captain's innings. #indiavsaus #cwc15     

https://twitter.com/statuses/581090092900597760

@mohitfreedom: #IndvsAus for #IndiaJeetega #India must 1. Believe they can win 2. Focus on bowling, avoid false shots and field well 3. Play as just a game

https://twitter.com/statuses/581037914219540480

@michaelvaughan: Some were saying 70% Indian supporters at the SCG.... Rubbish.... More like 85%... Incredible Support... And Noisy ..#AUSvIND#CWC15    

https://twitter.com/statuses/581064863717277696