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    "excerpt": "Pune, April 7 (Cricketnmore) After guiding the Rising Pune Supergiants to a thrilling last over victory in their 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against the Mumbai Indians, skipper Steve Smith said the venue or pitch conditions do not matter when a batsman is in form.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p>Pune, April 7 (Cricketnmore) After guiding the Rising Pune Supergiants to a thrilling last over victory in their 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against the Mumbai Indians, skipper Steve Smith said the venue or pitch conditions do not matter when a batsman is in form.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Needing 13 runs in the final over, the Australian took the onus and used the long handle to good effect to guide his team to a superb seven-wicket victory at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Form is form anywhere, I guess, so you got to make the most of it when you&#39;re hitting the ball well. It&#39;s a nice place to bat at Pune. Fortunate to get over the line in the end,&quot; said Smith, who blasted an unbeaten 54-ball 84.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was nice to hit a couple of sixes to win the game. It was one of those wickets where it was hard to find timing as soon as you come in,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 27-year-old also praised South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir for putting the brakes on Mumbai&#39;s scoring rate with three quick wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Tahir was magnificent, probably called him on a little bit earlier than I would have liked to. Taking wickets through the middle overs was helpful and probably helped us in the end as well,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n",
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