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US, Australia advance to knockouts in women’s World Cup
Winnipeg (Canada): The United States beat Nigeria 1-0 while Australia drew 1-1 with Sweden to conclude the Group D schedule of the women’s football World Cup with the US and Australia advancing as the top teams.
The US completed the group stage with two wins and one draw while Australia recorded 1-1-1 with four points. Sweden, which had three draws, had to wait for the last day matches on Tuesday to see if they could be one of the four best third-placed teams from six groups, reports.
In Vancouver, American Abby Wambach volleyed in the sole goal of the game, seconds before halftime as she got contact of Megan Rapinoe’s corner at the far post. Nigeria’s Sarah Nnodim received her second yellow (68th minute) when the Africans saw their last hope evaporating.
At the same time in Edmonton, Lisa De Vanna put Australia in the driving seat after five minutes with a goal. A draw could secure second place for Australia. Ten minutes later, Sweden’s Sofia Jakobsson kept their hopes alive to score the equaliser with a 20-yard strike.
When everybody thought the game was going to be an exciting, high-scoring showpiece, both teams went quietly in the second half as neither had many chances.
Australia will meet Brazil, leaders of Group E, in the Round of 16 while US will face the third-placed team from Group B, E or F.
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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