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South Korea enter last 16, sink Spain 2-1

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Ottawa: South Korea came from a goal down to defeat Spain 2-1 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup to reach the knockout stages here.

Spain dominated the first half on Wednesday and Veronica Boquete scored for the European team in the 29th minute. They almost saw the hope for progress. But action-packed second half opened with Ji So-yun starting a move which ended with Cho Soyun heading home the equaliser, as per reports.

Though Silvia Meseguer and Corredera had strong chances to score for Spain, it was South Korea who scored the crucial next goal as Kim Sooyun’s lob passed over the goalkeeper’s reach.

South Korea climbed to second place with the victory and they will face France in the Round of 16 on June 21.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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