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P.V. Sindhu, Ajay Jayaram enter Malaysia Masters semis
Kuching (Malaysia): Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Ajay Jayaram today won their respective matches to enter the semi-finals of the $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold.
However, it was the end of the road for reigning Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap, Aditya Prakash and B. Sai Praneeth who floundered their chances to lose in their respective pre-quarter matches at the Stadium Perpaduan Kuching.
Women’s singles second seed Sindhu took just 36 minutes to move past fifth seed Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 23-21, 21-9.
Though the Thai girl gave tough competition in the first game to Sindhu, who won the title here two years ago, the World No.11 Indian came back in emphatic fashion to demolish Porntip in the second. Next up Sindhu will take on Japanese fourth seed Nozomi Okuhara Saturday.
Meanwhile in men’s singles, Jayaram had to first take care of compatriot Aditya Prakash in the third round. The Mumbaikar took 44 minutes to beat Prakash 21-6, 17-21, 21-14 and then proceed to the quarters where he defeated Malaysian Daren Liew 21-16, 21-23, 21-8 in 56 minutes.
Jayaram will face South Korean Jeon Hyeok Jin in the semis.
Earlier, third seed Kashyap had to bite the dust in the third round as he was ousted 21-13, 17-21, 13-21 by Singaporean Derek Wong, who lost the epic 2014 Commonwealth Games final in Glasgow to the same opponent.
Sai also did not have luck by his side as he lost 15-21, 17-21 in 38 minutes to South Korea’s Lee Hyun Il in the third round.
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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