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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>18th October, Rajkot (CRICKETNMORE) <\/strong>: South Africa beat India by 18 runs in the third ODI of their five-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/south-africa-tour-of-india-2015\/live-score\">Scorecard: IND vs SA (3rd ODI)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/gallery\/207\/virat-kohli-1966\"><strong>Match Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Toss -&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px;\">AB de Villiers (<\/span>South Africa) won the toss&nbsp;elected to bat first<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Venue -<\/strong>&nbsp;Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>South Africa Innings -<\/strong>&nbsp;Left-handed opening batsman Quinton de Kock (103) and Faf du Plessis (60) helped South Africa to post&nbsp;270\/7 in 50 overs. de Kock scored his seventh ODI century, fourth against India.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For India, medium pacer Mohit Sharma picked two wickets, while off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, leg-spinner Amit Mishra and left-arm spinner Axar Patel took one&nbsp;wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>India Innings:<\/strong> South African bowlers led by M Morkel (4\/39) snatched the victory from India. Indian team managed to score 252\/6 in 50 overs.&nbsp;For the home team,&nbsp;Virat Kohli scored 77, Rohit Sharma -&nbsp;65&nbsp;and skipper MS Dhoni -&nbsp;47.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Series Result:<\/strong> South Africa is leading the series 2-1<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Man of the Match:<\/strong>&nbsp;Morne Morkel (South Africa)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt\/wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Mohit Sharma, Amit Misra.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (capt), J.P. Duminy, David Miller\/Khaya Zondo, Farhaan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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