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    "excerpt": "Perth, Dec 16 (CRICKETNMORE): India lost crucial wickets before posting 252\/7 in their first innings at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against Australia here on Sunday. Rishabh Pant",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Perth, Dec 16 (CRICKETNMORE): <\/strong>India lost crucial wickets before posting 252\/7 in their first innings at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against Australia here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rishabh Pant was batting on 14 at the break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India still trail Australia&#39;s first innings total of 326 by 74 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The visitors suffered a big blow just before the break when skipper Virat Kohli was caught in the slips off a Pat Cummings delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli scored an excellent century in difficult circumstances that contained bucket loads of grit and determination as well as as pure class.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Indian captain posted 123 runs off 257 balls with 13 boundaries and a six over third man.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India had lost Kohli&#39;s fellow overnight batsman Ajinkya Rahane right at the start of the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rahane could not add to his overnight score of 51.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But Kohli and the rookie Hanuma Vihari got together to add 50 runs between them before the latter was caught behind off a sublime delivery by Josh Hazlewood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India (first innings): 252\/7 (Virat Kohli 123, Ajinkya Rahane 51) vs Australia (first innings): 326.<\/p>\r\n",
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