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    "excerpt": "Kolkata, Sep 17 (CRICKETNMORE):  Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday predicted that the high-voltage Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan would be an even contest. "It will be a 50-50 contest between India and Pakistan," Ganguly said on",
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