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    "title": "Runs Continue To Flow At Rawalpindi As Pakistan Openers Shafique, Imam Smack Tons Against England",
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    "editor1": "<p>Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq both completed centuries against England Saturday as a flat Rawalpindi Stadium pitch continued to yield runs on the third day of the first Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan started the day on 181 without loss in reply to England&#39;s mammoth 657, needing 458 to avoid the follow-on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shafique, 89 overnight, was the first to three figures with a six and a sharp single off Joe Root, while Haq, who started the session on 90, followed with a boundary off the same bowler.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>They both now have three Test centuries and successive hundreds at the venue, having also reached three figures against Australia in March this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Haq scored a ton in both innings against Australia, while Shafique scored a century in the second.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FwYLR1xf7FQ\">Roston Chase Picks Up His All-Time XI, Includes 3 Indians<\/a><\/p><p>The Rawalpindi pitch has been heavily criticised, with Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja calling it a relic of &quot;the dark ages&quot;.<\/p>\r\n",
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