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    "title": "South Africa 38\/1, lead by five runs on Day 3 vs New Zealand",
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    "excerpt": "Dunedin, March 10 (Cricketnmore) South Africa took a slender five-run second innings lead to end the third day's play at 38\/1 after bowling New Zealand out for 341 in their first essay in the opening cricket Test at the University Oval here on Friday.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p>Dunedin, March 10 (Cricketnmore) South Africa took a slender five-run second innings lead to end the third day&#39;s play at 38\/1 after bowling New Zealand out for 341 in their first essay in the opening cricket Test at the University Oval here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At stumps, opener Dean Elgar, the centurion in the first innings, was unbeaten on 12 runs with Hashim Amla giving him company on 23.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, resuming the third day at 177\/3, the Kiwis rode on skipper Kane Williamson (130)&#39;s 16th Test ton and wicketkeeper-batsman Bradley-John Watling&#39;s patient half century to post 341 and get a meagre 33-run lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Williamson&#39;s ton brought him level with Ross Taylor and one behind the New Zealand record of 17 held by the Martin Crowe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After the departure of Williamson, New Zealand saw a batting collapse as they lost their middle order batsmen in 27 runs after lower order batsman Neil Wagner (32) steadied the fort for the hosts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Apart from Watling and Wagner, no other lower-middle order batsmen stood up to the occasion as the tailenders -- Mitchell Santner (4), Trent Boult (2) -- only managed to add six runs in the end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj scalped five wickets while pacer Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander took two wickets each.<\/p>\r\n",
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