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    "excerpt": "Oct.6 (CRICKETNMORE) - Opener Dimuth Karunaratne scored a dashing century to guide Sri Lanka to 254-3 at stumps on the first day of the second and final day-night Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday. Karunaratne became the first Sri Lanka",
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    "editor1": "<p>Oct.6 (CRICKETNMORE) -&nbsp;Opener Dimuth Karunaratne scored a dashing century to guide Sri Lanka to 254-3 at stumps on the first day of the second and final day-night Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Karunaratne became the first Sri Lanka opener to record three Test centuries in a calendar year since 2012, only Proteas opener Dean Elgar has scored more hundreds this year with his tally of five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The match being played in Dubai is Sri Lanka&rsquo;s first foray into the world of day\/night Test cricket. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Brief Score at Stumps on Day 1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka - 254\/3 (Karunaratne&nbsp;- 133*, Chandimal - 49*, Yasir Shah - 2\/90)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/full-scorecard\/2305\/2nd-test-pakistan-v-sri-lanka-1\">Full Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Sahir<\/p>\r\n",
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