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    "title": "Suranga Lakmal takes two wickets to reduce India to 17\/2 at tea",
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    "excerpt": "Kolkata, Nov 16 (Cricketnmore) Pacer Suranga Lakmal took two wickets on a green top track to keep the more fancied India batsmen at bay and reduce the hosts to 17\/2 after 8.2 overs at tea in a rain-truncated opening day of the first cricket Test here at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kolkata, Nov 16 (Cricketnmore)<\/strong> Pacer Suranga Lakmal took two wickets on a green top track to keep the more fancied India batsmen at bay and reduce the hosts to 17\/2 after 8.2 overs at tea in a rain-truncated opening day of the first cricket Test here at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Play was stopped for three-and-a-half-hours after a light drizzle, coupled with a wet outfield, forced the covers to remain on the field throughout the morning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the break, Cheteshwar Pujara (8) and skipper Virat Kohli (0) were at the crease after only 43 minutes of play was possible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Lakmal bowled 4.2 overs with four maidens and taking two wickets. He did not concede a single run.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the other end, Lahiru Gamage was also good, though 16 runs were taken off him from four overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The tourists sent opener Lokesh Rahul packing in the very first delivery. A seaming Lakmal delivery squared Rahul up inside the crease, forcing him to edge the delivery which had extra bounce to wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the other end, Dhawan (8 off 11; 1x4) dragged the ball onto his stumps the only time he was brought onto his front foot by Lakmal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pujara got his first runs after 21 balls, pushing at a delivery short of good length which went for a four towards the third man boundary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The conditions were tough to bat even for the in-form and technically sound Saurashtra batsman. He was searching for the ball which nipped back off the deck rather late.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When the game was stopped for three and half hours due to rain and wet outfield, Pujara spent some time at the nets in the indoor facilities alongwith Rahul.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hot on the heels of scoring a double ton against Jharkhand and 182 versus Gujarat, Pujara was the only batsman who looked to be settling down on a wicket which had a lot of zip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>To a Gamage half-volley, Pujara played a classy drive past mid-off before the right-arm fast bowler got back with a gem of a delivery in the next ball that moved in at the batsman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores: 17\/2 in 8.2 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 8 not out, Virat Kohli 0 not out; Surangan Lakmal 2\/0)<\/p>\r\n",
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