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    "editor1": "<p>Sri Lanka openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka put on 80 quick runs in the first day&#39;s final session to unnerve Afghanistan in their one-off Test Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13071995457\/afghanistan-tour-of-sri-lanka-1\">SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The rapid partnership between Karunaratne (42) and Madushka (36) in the last 14 overs of the day left Sri Lanka trailing by 118 but the tourists wicketless.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>They reached stumps in Colombo with a 5.71 run rate, vindicating new captain Dhananjaya de Silva&#39;s pledge to pursue an aggressive strategy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afghanistan were all out for 198 after tea with left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando taking four wickets and three apiece from spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and medium paceman Asitha Fernando.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The tourists were 109-2 after mainstay Rahmat Shah steadied them after a shaky start but Sri Lanka&#39;s bowlers began to make inroads after lunch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Vishwa found sideways deliveries to trouble the Afghans, who lost their last six wickets for 43 runs -- Asitha clearing the final two in three deliveries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rahmat, Afghanistan&#39;s most experienced player who has featured in all their previous seven Tests, top-scored with an aggressive 91 that featured 13 boundaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A terrific one-handed catch from Sadeera Samarawickrama sent Rahmat back after a failed paddle sweep on a ball pitched on off-stump by Jayasuriya.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Vishwa took a good return catch to dismiss opening batsman Noor Ali Zadran for 31, breaking his 57-run stand for the second wicket with Rahmat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Noor was making his debut at the unusual age of 35.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nisha Madushka at gully took a low catch to dismiss Ikram Alikhil for 21.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Opener Ibrahim Zadran fell for a duck in the day&#39;s second ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3S7973z\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel For World Cup Updates<\/a><\/p><p>The match, which is not part of the World Test Championship (WTC), will be followed by three ODIs in Kandy and three T20 matches in Dambulla.<\/p>\r\n",
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