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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Rajkot, October 18<\/strong> - &nbsp;India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday blamed the slow and low wicket in the second innings for their 18-run loss in their third One-Day International (ODI) against South Africa at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I thought 270 was a par score, the wicket kept getting lower and slower and the dew didn&#39;t help us out. It became a bit two-paced and become difficult to play the big shot. We are looking for batsmen to play at five, six and seven,&quot; he said at the post match presentation ceremony.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We are looking to give chances as well so it&#39;s a tricky one. Ajinkya Rahane bats well at three but Virat couldn&#39;t score, this is something we will have to look at.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I thought our bowlers did well, maybe a bit more dew would have made it difficult. They batted when the wicket was at its best and they also couldn&#39;t find runs at the death,&quot; Dhoni added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Quinton de Kock scored 103 runs and put together a 118-run stand for the third wicket with Faf du Plessis (60) to propel the visitors to a fighting total of 270\/7. Morne Morkel then spearheaded the South African attack with an excellent display of pace bowling on the batting friendly wicket as the hosts could only manage 252\/6 despite fluent half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Proteas have thus taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series. They won the first match in Kanpur by five runs before the Indians levelled the series by registering a 22-run victory at Indore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The fourth and penultimate ODI will be played in Chennai on October 22.<br \/>\r\n(IANS)<\/p>\r\n",
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