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    "excerpt": "July 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka captain Suranga Lakmal won the toss and elected to bat in the first test against South Africa at Galle on Thursday. Suranga Lakmal is leading the side in absence of usual skipper Dinesh Chandimal. Sri Lanka vs",
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    "editor1": "<p>July 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka captain&nbsp;Suranga Lakmal won the toss and elected to bat in the first test against South Africa at Galle on Thursday.&nbsp;Suranga Lakmal is leading the side in absence of&nbsp;usual skipper Dinesh Chandimal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Test: Playing XI<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka:&nbsp;Dimuth Karunaratne,&nbsp;Danushka Gunathilaka,&nbsp;Dhananjaya de Silva,&nbsp;Kusal Mendis,&nbsp;Angelo Mathews,&nbsp;Roshen Silva,&nbsp;Niroshan Dickwella (wk),&nbsp;Dilruwan Perera,&nbsp;Rangana Herath,&nbsp;Suranga Lakmal (c),&nbsp;Lakshan Sandakan<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>South Africa:&nbsp;Dean Elgar,&nbsp;Aiden Markram,&nbsp;Hashim Amla,&nbsp;Faf du Plessis (c),&nbsp;Temba Bavuma,&nbsp;Quinton de Kock (wk),&nbsp;Vernon Philander,&nbsp;Keshav Maharaj,&nbsp;Kagiso Rabada,&nbsp;Dale Steyn,&nbsp;Tabraiz Shamsi<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13071963976\/South-Africa-in-Sri-Lanka-1\">LIVE SCORE<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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