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    "editor1": "<p>Jan. 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa allround performance put the team in drivers seat at stumps on Day 2 of the second test&nbsp;at PPC Newlands. The home side started the day on 297\/6 after Dean Elgar (129) had helped South Africa get over a tricky first morning after Suranga Lakmal (2-93) and Lahiru Kumara (6-122) had reduced the hosts to 69 for three at lunch on day one.&nbsp;Quinton de Kock (101) registered his third test ton and helped South Africa surpssed 350.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After batsmen show, South Africa pace attack - Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada took four wickets each and bundled out&nbsp;Sri Lanka&nbsp;for 110 in their first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Skipper Faf du Plessis decided against enforcing the follow-on with the Proteas 282 runs ahead.&nbsp;Dean Elgar was unbeaten on 19 and Stephen Cook on 15 with the lead stretched to 317.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Brief Score<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>South Africa (1st Innings) - 392\/10 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/full-scorecard\/2021\/2nd-Test---South-Africa-v-Sri-Lanka-1\">(Full Scorecard)<\/a>&nbsp;&amp; (2nd Innings) - 35\/0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka (1st Innings) - 110\/10 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/full-scorecard\/2021\/2nd-Test---South-Africa-v-Sri-Lanka-2\">(Full Scorecard)<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Saurabh Sharma<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Photo Source - Cricket South Africa Twitter Account<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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