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Netherlands beat Canada to enter last four stage of HWL Final
Raipur: Defending champions the Netherlands shrugged off a determined Canada 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of the Hero Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Stadium here on Wednesday.
Canada made life extremely difficult for the European champions, who eventually emerge victorious thanks to goals from Constantijn Jonker (25th minute) and Roel Bovendeert (56th).
The Canadians had numerous chances of their own, but could not find a way past Netherlands goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak.
The Netherlands will face the winner of quarter-final meeting between Australia or Germany in the semi-finals, while Canada will play in the 7-8 classification game.
“The Canadians did very well out there, and I am very happy with the win because they had some good opportunities and our goalie was amazing today,” Dutch forward Seve van Ass said in a release.
“They are a tough team and they deserve to be here at the HWL Final, so I am really happy that we won.”
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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