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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Colombo, Aug 7<\/strong>- Pacer Ishant Sharma claimed an impressive five-wicket haul to restrict Sri Lanka Board President&#39;s XI to 121 in their first innings as India extended their second innings lead to 342 at stumps on day two of their three-day practice game here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lokesh Rahul (47) and Cheteshwar Pujara (31) were the unbeaten batsmen at stumps on the second day as the visitors scored 112\/3 in 40 overs at the R. Premadasa Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resuming the day at 314\/6, Indians added 37 more runs to be finally bowled out for 351 as right-arm medium pacer Kasun Rajitha finished with figures of 5\/68.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In reply, the hosts were in disarray as Ishant (5\/23) dismantled the hosts&#39; top order to leave them reeling at 10\/5 inside eight overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was no chance for the hosts to stage a comeback as some tight bowling by the Indians made life even more difficult for the hosts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Milinda Siriwardana (32), Niroshan Dickwella (41) and Danushka Gunathilaka (28) somehow managed to help their team cross the 100-run mark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (2\/8) and pacer Varun Aaron (2\/42) gave good support to Ishant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coming in to bat in the second innings, Indians faced early hiccups as opener Rohit Sharma (8) and Wriddhiman Saha (1) failed to impress.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skipper Virat Kohli (18) who came to open the innings yet again struggled to get runs under his belt. In the first innings, too, he failed, managing just eight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indians were reduced to 28\/3 in 10.2 overs but from there on Pujara and Rahul held on to take the lead past the 300-run mark and kept the visitors in comfortable position with a day to go in the warm-up match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brief scores: India 351 and 112\/3 in 40 overs (Lokesh Rahul 47, Cheteshwar Pujara 31, Vishwa Fernando 2\/17) vs Sri Lanka Board President&#39;s XI 121 in 31 overs (Niroshan Dickwella 41; Ishant Sharma 5\/23, R Ashwin 2\/8, Varun Aaron 2\/42<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\">&nbsp;(IANS)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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