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    "title": "Mumbai need 246 runs to beat Tamil Nadu in Ranji semi-final",
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    "editor1": "<p>Rajkot, Jan 4 (CRICKETNMORE): Defending champions Mumbai need 246 runs to win, after Tamil Nadu declared their second innings at 356-6 on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/3rd-test-pakistan-trail-by-412-runs-against-australia--22614\"><span style=\"font-family:courier new,courier,monospace;\"><span style=\"color:#008080;\">3rd Test : Pakistan trail by 412 runs against Australia<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chasing 251 runs to win, Mumbai reached five for no loss as openers Prithvi Shaw (2) and Praful Waghela (3) were at the crease when umpires called it a day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, after bowling out Mumbai for 411, Tamil Nadu&#39;s openers Ganga Sridhar Raju (28) and Abhinav Mukund (122) gave a steady start in the second innings as both batsmen forged a 64-run partnership before Raju was sent back to the pavilion by Balwinder Sandhu in the 21st over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The fall of Raju&#39;s wicket brought in Baba Indrajith (138), who along with Mukund shared a 185-run partnership for the second wicket to give their team a big boost.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Just when both players seemed good in the middle, Mukund was dismissed in the 64th over by Akshay Girap, with the scoreboard reading 249-2. His 186-ball knock was laced with 11 boundaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Middle-order batsmen Dinesh Karthik (24) and Vijay Shankar (24) also contributed to the score before skipper Mukund decided to declared the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For Mumbai, Sandhu and Vijay Gohil scalped two wickets each while Shardul Thakur and Girap took one wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores: Tamil Nadu first innings 305 and 356 (Abhinav Mukund 122, Baba Indrajit 138; Sandhu 2-67) vs Mumbai first innings 411 and 5\/0 (Praful Waghela not out 3) on Day 4.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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