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    "title": "Australia A in driver's seat against India A  ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Chennai, July 30<\/strong> - &nbsp;Based on a brilliant and patient 150 from opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, Australia A ended the second day&#39;s play at 329\/9 to take a 194-run first innings lead over India A in the second and last four-day cricket match being played at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Resuming the day at 43 for no loss, the visitors batted the whole day to take a massive lead over India A. Off-spinner Baba Aparajith was a bright spark for the hosts as the 21-year-old took 5\/74, his maiden fifer in first class cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bancroft and captain Usman Khawaja (33) struck a 111-run opening wicket partnership to provide a solid platform to build on for the visitors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha (3\/99) put the brakes on the Australia A run rate when he clinched three wickets in a span of 12 runs. Opener Khawaja, Joe Burns (8) and Peter Handscomb (0) all went back to the pavilion in quick succession.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, middle-order batsman Callum Ferguson (54) stuck it out and built a 107-run fourth wicket partnership with Bancroft to take Australia past the 200-run mark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Though Ferguson got out, Bancroft kept going to bring up his 150, striking 16 boundaries and a six in his 267-ball innings. He finally got out when he fell to Aparajith with Australia on 282\/7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indian-origin Australian cricketer Gurinder Sandhu played an important 27-ball 36 lower down the order to guide Australia A past the 300-run mark. He blasted his way with two fours and four sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The visitors ended the day with Steve O&#39;Keefe and Andrew Fekete batting on 6 and 0 respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>All-rounder Aparajith was the star Indian, picking up five scalps with Ojha also taking three wickets at the start. Tweaker Shreyas Gopal also chipped in with a wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores: India A 135 all out vs Australia A 329\/9 (Cameron Bancroft 150, Callum Ferguson 54; Baba Aparajith 5\/74, Pragyan Ojha 3\/99).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>(IANS)<\/p>\r\n",
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