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    "editor1": "<p>Colombo, Aug 3 - India won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test match here on Thursday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia made one change to their playing XI. Fit-again opener Lokesh Rahul replaced Abhinav Mukund in the top order. Host Sri Lanka made three changes to the side that was thrashed by India in the first Test.&nbsp;Skipper Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva and all-rounder Malinda Pushpakumara came in for injured Danushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Kumara, and Asela Gunaratne.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSquads:<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(captain), Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella(wicketkeeper), Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Malinda Pushpakumara, Nuwan Pradeep.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha(wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">India vs SL 2nd Test Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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