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    "editor1": "<p>Colombo, March 17 (CRICKETNMORE): Sri Lanka openers Upul Tharanga and Dimuth Karunaratne whittled down the first innings deficit to 75 runs as the hosts reached 54\/0 in their second essay at stumps against Bangladesh at the P. Sara Oval here on Friday.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/vijay-hazare-trophy-second-semi-final-final-rescheduled--24796\">Vijay Hazare Trophy second semi-final, final rescheduled<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bangladesh rode on veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan&#39;s brilliant 116 and vital contributions from Mosaddek Hossain (75), Mushfiqur Rahim (52), Soumyo Sarkar (61) to post a mammoth 467 in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka&#39;s 338.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Lankan skipper Rangana Herath (4\/82) and chinaman Lakshan Sandakan (4\/140) shared eight wickets between them as the visitors fell in the final session of Day 3, according to a bdnews24.com report.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shakib reached his fifth Test century off 143 deliveries cracking 10 boundaries. He stitched up a sparkling 131-run stand with Mosaddek for the seventh wicket to put Bangladesh in charge. The ace all-rounder was dismissed by Sandakan just before tea.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But Mosaddek continued the charge at the other end with a stroke-filled half-century and added 33 more with Mehedi Hasan Miraz (24) before Herath landed a double blow to cut the lower order resistance short.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mosaddek hit seven boundaries and two sixes in his 155-ball innings before being the last man to fall in the final session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, a 92-run recovery stand between Shakib and Mushfiqur helped the tourists score 102 runs in the morning session after a dismal final session on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 338, 54\/0 (Upul Tharanga 25 not out, Dimuth Karunaratne 25 not out) vs Bangladesh 467 (Shakib Al Hasan 116, Mosaddek Hossain 75, Mushfiqur Rahim 52, Rangana Herath 4\/82, Lakshan Sandakan 4\/140).<\/p>\r\n",
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