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    "editor1": "<p>Kolkata, May 3 (CRICKETNMORE): New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme&#39;s 36 and Manish Pandey&#39;s 37 saved Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) the blushes as the hosts recovered from a top-order collapse to post 155\/8 against Rising Pune Supergiant in an IPL game at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jaydev Unadkat (2\/28) and Washington Sundar (2\/18) were the best bowlers for Pune.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/shami-automatic-choice-in-indian-team-if-fit-ganguly--26552\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">Shami automatic choice in Indian team if fit: Ganguly<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Grandhomme (36 of 19 balls) and Pandey (37 of 19 balls) joined hands when their side were tottering at 55\/4 to stitch together a 48-run stand for the fifth wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Suryakumar Yadav (30 off 16 not out) struck some lusty blows at the death hitting two consecutive fours and a six off Unadkat who leaked 21 runs in the penultimate over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sans the services of their best batsman Robin Uthappa -- out with a niggle, the hosts&#39; batting lacked zip losing three wickets for just 41 runs in the Powerplay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sunil Narine was the first to go, not connecting with the ball in the first five deliveries to finally give bowler Unadkat an easy catch in his follow through.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sheldon Jackon (10) followed suit soon after, getting hit wicket off the bowling of Sundar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Skipper Gautam Gambhir (24) hit Stokes for two back-to-back fours and in the next over, tanked Sundar for a boundary and a six before holing out to Ajinkya Rahane at deep midwicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Imran Tahir got rid of Yusuf Pathan (4) as the men in purple who have an enviable record at home looked hapless.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pandey and Grandhomme -- dropped once at long -off by Dan Christian when the New Zealander was on 10 -- steadied the ship somewhat before Pandey got out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Christian made amends for his grassed catch, with a slower one which Pandey failed to pick, giving an easy catch to Rahane at deep midwicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Unadkat got the wicket of Grandhomme with Chris Woakes (1) getting running out soon after.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nathan Coulter-Nile scored six before falling to Ben Stokes as Umesh Yadav remained unbeaten with Suryakumar on 2.<\/p>\r\n",
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