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    "title": "Kanpur Test: Rain forces early end to 2nd day's play",
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    "editor1": "<p>Kanpur, Sep 23 (CRICKETNMORE): Heavy rain forced match officials to call off the final session&#39;s play on the second day of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/reverse-swing-will-play-important-role-in-south-africa-says-marsh--19560\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">Reverse swing will play important role in South Africa says Marsh.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tom Latham (56 batting) and Kane Williamson (66 batting) were the two New Zealand batsmen holding fort in the middle with the visitors on 152\/1 in their first innings in response to India&#39;s first innings total of 318 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand now trail the hosts by 166 runs with nine wickets remaining.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Latham has hit five boundaries so far during his patient 137-ball stay in the middle while Williamson has managed to find the ropes seven times in his 115-ball knock.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fast bowler Umesh Yadav was the only Indian to bag a wicket, trapping Guptill leg before for figures of 1\/22.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/estwick-backs-west-indians-to-handle-disruption-professionally--19553\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">Estwick backs West Indians to handle disruption professionally.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rain played spoilsport just as the players were about to leave the field for tea with a steady drizzle forcing the groundsmen to bring the covers out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The resumption of play was subsequently postponed for an indefinite period.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the rain continuing to lash the ground more than an hour after the tea interval, the match officials eventually decided to call it a day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand (first innings) 152\/1 (Tom Latham 56 batting, Kane Williamson 66 batting; Umesh Yadav 1\/22) vs India (first innings) 318 (Murali Vijay 65, Cheteshwar Pujara 62, Ravindra Jadeja 42 not out; Trent Boult 3\/67, Mitchell Santner 3\/94).<\/p>\r\n",
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