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    "editor1": "<p>Feb. 5 (CRICKETNMORE) - The second season of the highly successful Pakistan Super League is scheduled to begin on Thursday, 9 February.&nbsp;The 2017 Pakistan Super League will be be played between&nbsp;February 9 to March 5. While the league matches will be played&nbsp;in Dubai,&nbsp;its final will&nbsp;take place in Lahore<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Like previous edition, this year also five team will compete for the tile. A totla of 24 matches will be played.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Teams<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Karachi Kings, Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/icc-champions-trophy-2017-schedule--23541\">ICC Champions Trophy Schedule<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Format<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Each team will play each other twice in the league stage of the tournament in a double&nbsp;round robin format. Top four teams will then advance to playoffs. The team finishing on top of the points table will face second-placed side in the first playoff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the second playoff, third and fourth placed teams will face each other for a berth in the third playoff. Team losing the second playoff will get eliminated, and the winner will face the loser of the first playoff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Winners of the first and third playoff will clash in the final for the title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Saurabh Sharma<\/p>\r\n",
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