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    "excerpt": "Jaipur, May 18 - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a do-or-die Indian Premier League (IPL) game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Saturday. The Virat Kohli-led side will be looking for victory to seal",
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    "editor1": "<p>Jaipur, May 18 - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a do-or-die Indian Premier League (IPL) game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Saturday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Virat Kohli-led side will be looking for victory to seal a play-off berth as they also carry a better net run-rate (NRR) than their opponents. On the other hand, Rajasthan lost their last encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders and with their NRR at -0.403, the hosts need a win by a huge margin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two teams will face each other in the fifty-third game of IPL 2018 to be held on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rajasthan Royals - Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson,&nbsp;Ish Sodhi<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore - Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers,&nbsp;Yuzvendra Chahal<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Who will win - Poll Results<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/indian-premier-league-2018\/points-table\">IPL 2018 Points Table<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><iframe allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"476\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcricketnmore%2Fposts%2F1908081805929150&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Sahir<\/p>\r\n",
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