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Man City dispatch Bristol to reach EFL Cup final
Bristol (Emgland), Jan 24 (IANS) Manchester City defeated second-division side Bristol City 3-2 in the second leg of the EFL Cup semifinal to prevail 5-3 on aggregate and claim a spot in the final, where they will face either Arsenal or Chelsea.
Though the Premier League leaders started with a 2-1 advantage after the first leg in Manchester, coach Pep Guardiola on Tuesday fielded a line-up of starters in pursuit of his first trophy since taking the reins of the English club in 2016, reports Efe.
Bristol kept a clean sheet for 43 minutes before Leroy Sane exploited a poor clearance to put Man City ahead 1-0 for the night and 3-1 overall.
Sergio Agüero settled the matter four minutes into the second half, scoring on the counter to boost the visitors’ advantage to three goals.
Undaunted, the hosts battled on and Marlon Pack connected just short of the hour mark to narrow the gap, while Aden Flint scored in the 94th minute to leave Bristol trailing by just one.
But the Robins failed to pull level and Kevin de Bruyne’s goal on the final play of the match completed the 5-2 triumph for the Manchester club, whose fans are dreaming of the quadruple: Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup.
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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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