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    "excerpt": "Perth, Dec 15 (CRICKETNMORE): India were in a spot of bother at 70\/2 at tea in their first innings on the second day of the second cricket Test against Australia here on Saturday. Virat Kohli and Chet",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Perth, Dec 15 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> India were in a spot of bother at 70\/2 at tea in their first innings on the second day of the second cricket Test against Australia here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara were at the crease when the players went for the break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli was on 37 off 78 deliveries while Pujara was batting on a patient 23 off 87 balls.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The duo had added 62 runs between them following the fall of opener Lokesh Rahul shortly after lunch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The visitors still trail the Australian first innings total of 326 by 256 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the wicket offering plenty of help to the Australian fast bowlers, Kohli and Pujara batted with grit and determination despite a few close calls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Indians lost opener Murali Vijay right at the stroke of lunch when a delivery from fast bowler Mitchell Starc found the gap between bat and pad to crash into the stumps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Josh Hazlewood uprooted Rahul&#39;s off-stump with some late swing early in the post-lunch session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier in the morning session, India had dismissed Australia for 326 runs in the first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Resuming the overnight score of 277\/6, Tim Paine and Pat Cummings held the Indian bowlers at bay for a while before both the players departed in consecutive overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fast bowler Ishant Sharma then had Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood caught behind off back to back deliveries to bring the Australian innings to an end.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ishant was the most successful of the Indian bowlers with figures of 4\/41 while fellow fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami clinched a couple of wickets each. Part time spinner Hanuma Vihari also got two wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Brief scores: India (first innings): 70\/2 (Virat Kohli 37 batting; Cheteshwar Pujara 28 batting) vs Australia (first innings): 326 (Marcus Harris 70; Ishant Sharma 4\/41).<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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