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    "editor1": "<p><em>Kolkata, Dec 10 - Lauding India&#39;s 31-run victory over Australia in the first Test in Adelaide, former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday predicted the series will be a hard-fought one and all four rubbers will yield results.<\/em><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;It&#39;s an excellent win. Really credible,&quot; Ganguly told reporters at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) premises.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nChasing 323 for victory, Australia&#39;s lower middle order gave a tough fight in their second innings against an inspired Indian bowling attack before being eventually bowled out for 291 just before tea on the fifth and final day.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThis is India&#39;s sixth Test win on Australian soil and is the first time they have won a series opener in Australia.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia had posted 250 in the first innings riding Cheteshwar Pujara&#39;s 123 with Australia managing 235 in reply as Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah grabbed three wickets apiece.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIn the second innings, Pujara (71) starred with the bat once again as India made 307, setting the hosts a daunting target, to which they fell short. For the Aussies, off-spinner Nathan Lyon grabbed six wickets while India&#39;s Bumrah, Ashwin and Mohammed Shami bagged three wickets.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia have never won a Test series in Australia with their best result being a 1-1 draw in the 2003-04 series under Ganguly.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThere are three more Test matches to go and Ganguly predicted every match will have a winner.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;It will be a competitive series. There will be a result in every match.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia will next play in Perth from Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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