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    "title": "Mendis Century puts Sri Lanka on top in the first test against Australia",
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    "editor1": "<p>28th July (CRICKETNMORE) - Maiden test century by Kusal Mendia helped Sri Lanka to make a comeback in the first test against Australia at&nbsp;<br \/>\r\nPallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Sri Lanka are&nbsp;leading&nbsp;by 196 runs with four wickets in hand at Stumps on day 3. Rain continued to interupt the match on day three as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 21-year-old, Kusal Mendi&nbsp;was unbeaten on 169 when rain forced the players off the ground 10 overs after tea with Sri Lanka on 282-6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier,&nbsp;Resuming on six for one, Sri Lanka lost Dimuth Karunaratne to Mitchell Starc in the third delivery of the day.&nbsp;Steve O&#39;Keefe dismissed Kaushal Silva and his spin partner Nathan Lyon sent back home captain Angelo Mathews (nine) to reduce Sri Lanka to 86-4.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mendis then had two important partnerships 117 runs with Dinesh Chandimal (42) and 71 with Dhananjaya de Silva (36) to haul his team back into the contest. Check the &nbsp;<em><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/full-scorecard\/1933\/1st-test-sri-lanka-v-australia-1\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">SCORECARD<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mendis hit 20 boundaries, including a couple of glorious cover drives, in his 243-ball masterclass and had contributed nearly 60 per cent of the team score in the second innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief Score:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka (1st Innings) - 117\/10, Australia (1st Innings - 203\/10, Sri Lanka (2nd Innings) - 282\/6<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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