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    "title": "Nagpur Test: Sri Lanka reach 151\/4 at tea on Day 1",
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    "excerpt": "Nagpur, Nov 24 (Cricketnmore) Sri Lanka crawled back despite losing two more wickets to reach 151\/4 at tea on the opening day of the second cricket Test against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here on Friday.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Nagpur, Nov 24 (Cricketnmore)<\/strong> Sri Lanka crawled back despite losing two more wickets to reach 151\/4 at tea on the opening day of the second cricket Test against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Skipper Dinesh Chandimal (47 not out) led the fightback for the tourists after pacer Ishant Sharma removed in-form opener Dimuth Karunaratne (51 from 147 balls; 4x6) while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja packed Angelo Mathews (10) cheaply.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Resuming the second session at 47\/2, Sri Lanka lost Matthews immediately after an arm-ball from Jadeja beat the inside edge and struck him around the knees.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The former skipper&#39;s dismissal brought in Chandimal, who completed his 3,000 Test runs on his individual score of 24 when he drove Umesh Yadav for a boundary at mid-off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chandimal continued to steady the ship, taking Sri Lanka past the three figure mark in the company of Karunaratne, who by now had neared his 14th Test half century.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Karunaratne got to his 50, tapping Ishant for a single, before being trapped in front by the same bowler three overs later, to end the 62-run third wicket partnership.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Karunaratne&#39;s dismissal brought in the dashing wicket-keeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella (18 not out), who till tea had added 29 runs with the skipper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 151\/4 (Dimukh Karunaratne 51, Dinesh Chandimal 47 not out, Niroshan Dickwella 18 not out; Ishant Sharma 2\/33).<\/p>\r\n",
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