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Jwala-Ashwini storm into Canada Open final
Calgary (Canada): India’s women’s badminton doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa stormed into the final of the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix tournament after beating Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto of Japan 21-17, 21-16 in the semi-finals.
The opening game saw fortunes fluctuating every now and then with both sets of players exchanging leads at different times here on Saturday at the Markin MacPhail Centre.
With the game tantalisingly poised at 14-14, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist duo of Jwala and Ashwini pocketed four straight points to surge ahead at 18-14. The points proved crucial as they pocketed the game 21-17.
In the second game, the Indian girls were in control as they did not allow their opponents to settle down and kept on collecting points. Jwala and Ashwini led in the whole game and eventually clinched it 21-16 and with it the match.
They will lock horns against the Netherlands pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in the title round.
Jwala-Ashwini earlier on Friday registered a 21-19, 21-13 win over Hong Kong’s Chan Kaka Tsz Ka and Yuen Sin Ying in the quarter-finals.
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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