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    "title": "Women's World Cup: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets",
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    "editor1": "<p>June 30 (CRICKETNMOROE) -&nbsp;Australia beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets despite Chamari Athapaththu scoring the second highest ICC Women&#39;s World Cup score on Thursday at&nbsp;County Ground in Bristol.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka batter Chamari Athapaththu slammed an unbeaten 178, the second highest score in ICC Women&rsquo;s World Cup history, but it was not enough as Australia won by eight wickets in Bristol.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Meg Lanning guided the defending champion over the line with an unbeaten 152 as Australia reached its target in 43.5 overs for a second successive win in the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But it was Australia captain Lanning who stole the show from Sri Lanka&rsquo;s Athapaththu with her winning score.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Athapaththu hit 22 fours and six sixes as she offered the only resistance and helped Sri Lanka set Australia 258 to win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But a captain&rsquo;s innings from Lanning, who hit 152 from 134 balls, the seventh highest ever at the Women&rsquo;s World Cup, along with a classy 60 from Nicole Bolton, helped guide Australia to an eight-wicket victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/women-s-world-cup-mandhana-mithali-guide-india-to-comfortable-win--28525\">India beat West Indies in Women&#39;s World Cup<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Brief Score<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka 257-9 in 50 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 178 not out, Shashikala Siriwardena 24, Eshani Lokusooriya 13; Nicole Bolton 2-18, Kristen Beams 2-49, Ellyse Perry 2-52)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia 262-2, in 43.5 overs (Meg Lanning 152 not out, Nicole Bolton 60, Ellyse Perry 39 not out; Sripali Weerakkody 1-39, Shashikala Siriwardena 1-62)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Player of the match&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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