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    "excerpt": "Pallekele, Aug.5 (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka Captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to field in the 3rd ODI at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. LIVE: Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd ODI South Africa, who lead the series 2-0 after winning",
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    "editor1": "<p>Pallekele, Aug.5 (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka Captain&nbsp;Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to field in the 3rd ODI at&nbsp;Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13071963981\/South-Africa-in-Sri-Lanka-1\">LIVE: Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd ODI<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>South Africa, who lead the series 2-0 after winning the first two ODI&#39;s, have made one change with&nbsp;Reeza Hendricks&nbsp;replacing&nbsp;Aiden Markram.&nbsp;Sri Lanka have made two changes with&nbsp;Dhananjaya de Silva&nbsp;replacing&nbsp;Shehan Jayasuriya&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lahiru Kumara&nbsp;in for&nbsp;Kasun Rajitha. Check out the Playing XI below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Playing XI<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sri Lanka:<\/strong>&nbsp;Niroshan Dickwella (w\/k), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews (captain), Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>South Africa:<\/strong>&nbsp;Quinton de Kock (w\/k), Hashim Amla, Reeza Hendricks, Faf du Plessis (captain), JP Duminy, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Sahir<\/p>\r\n",
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