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    "editor1": "<p>Derby (UK), July 20 (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;India skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and chose to bat first in their women&#39;s cricket World Cup semi-finals match against strong title contenders Australia here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The start of the match was delayed by almost three hours hours due to heavy rain and it has been reduced to a 42-overs-a-side contest.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Under the new stipulations, two bowlers can bowl nine overs, and three bowlers can bowl a maximum of eight overs. The first Powerplay will be of nine overs while the second will be four overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India have decided to field an unchanged line-up while experienced batter Meg Lanning returned to the playing XI for Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India: Smriti Mandhana, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Sushma Verma (wicket-keeper), Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia: Beth Mooney, Nicole Bolton, Meg Lanning (captain), Ellyse Perry, Elyse Villani, Alex Blackwell, Alyssa Healy (wicket-keeper), Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Kristen Beams.<\/p>\r\n",
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