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    "title": "Duckett's Best Lifts England To 386-5 In Sri Lanka Dead Rubber",
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    "excerpt": "Opener Ben Duckett smashed his highest score in one-day internationals to propel England to 386-5 in their dead rubber game against Sri Lanka in Lahore on Thursday. The 32-year-old cracked 167 runs in",
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    "editor1": "<p>Opener Ben Duckett smashed his highest score in one-day internationals to propel England to 386-5 in their dead rubber game against Sri Lanka in Lahore on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 32-year-old cracked 167 runs in 132 balls that included 24 boundaries to anchor the innings along with Tom Banton&#39;s 74 runs after England were put in to bat at a batting-friendly Gaddafi Stadium pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England are already out of Saturday&#39;s final after losing all their three games, failing to defend a 430-run target against Sri Lanka and conceding 89 runs for the last wicket to Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan and Sri Lanka will contest the final in Lahore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Duckett, whose previous highest was 165 against Australia in the Champions Trophy at the same venue last year, put on 163 for the opening wicket with Banton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Banton&#39;s 75-ball knock had two sixes and eight boundaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Duckett added another rapid 107 off just 75 balls for the second wicket with Harry Brook, with skipper Brook hitting two sixes and three fours in his 34-ball 44.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Duckett finally fell to a miscued scoop off Eshan Malinga in the 42nd over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jordan Cox, with 43 runs, Will Jacks&#39; 30 and Sam Curran, who was 21 not out, helped England add 92 runs in the last ten overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\">Special Cricket Stories<\/a><\/p><p>Pacer Asitha Fernando chipped in with 2-63 but fellow pacer Malinga&#39;s only wicket cost 101 runs.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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