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    "excerpt": "T20 World Cup Group: South Africa left\u2011arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba admitted that facing India is \u2018never easy\u2019 but insisted her side is ready for the high\u2011stakes Women\u2019s T20 World Cup Group A encounter at Old Trafford on Sunday. Sunday\u2019s clash is also the first time both teams are meeting in a Women\u2019s T20 World Cup game.",
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    "editor1": "T20 World Cup Group: South Africa left\u2011arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba admitted that facing India is \u2018never easy\u2019 but insisted her side is ready for the high\u2011stakes Women\u2019s T20 World Cup Group A encounter at Old Trafford on Sunday. Sunday\u2019s clash is also the first time both teams are meeting in a Women\u2019s T20 World Cup game.<p>\u201cOh, obviously playing India is never easy. It\u2019s never an easy game for us. Obviously they\u2019re a good side and playing against each other, it\u2019s always competitive. So, yeah, but we\u2019re just ready for today\u2019s game and the rest will follow,\u201d Mlaba said to broadcasters ahead of the clash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Reflecting on the previous outing, she conceded South Africa\u2019s batting unit wasn\u2019t at their best, though they managed to get a win over Pakistan. \u201cI will say maybe we didn\u2019t, obviously our batters, we didn\u2019t work that harder for the team on that day. But I mean, they\u2019re always gonna bounce back and I just can\u2019t wait to see what they\u2019re gonna do for us.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cOh, obviously playing India is never easy. It\u2019s never an easy game for us. Obviously they\u2019re a good side and playing against each other, it\u2019s always competitive. So, yeah, but we\u2019re just ready for today\u2019s game and the rest will follow,\u201d Mlaba said to broadcasters ahead of the clash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>She underlined the significance of the fixture in the context of the race to semi-finals. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely an important game for us. Obviously, we\u2019re looking to win. Looking at the net run rate and obviously with the points that we have, it\u2019s definitely gonna be a game that we need to win. It\u2019s a game that we\u2019re all looking forward to.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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