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    "title": "India vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 3 Report",
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    "excerpt": "Perth, Dec 16 - Australia clinched a slight advantage after posting 132\/4 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the second cricket Test against India here on Sunday. Scorecard Usman Kh",
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    "editor1": "<p><em>Perth, Dec 16 - Australia clinched a slight advantage after posting 132\/4 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the second cricket Test against India here on Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13071965253\/Australia-in-India-1\">Scorecard<\/a><\/em><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nUsman Khawaja and skipper Tim Paine were batting on 41 and eight runs respectively when the umpires decided to call it a day. The hosts now have a 175-run lead against India.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEarlier in the day, India resumed from their overnight score of 172\/3 and India skipper Virat Kohli&#39;s classic centurion knock helped the visitors post a total of 283 runs on the board before being bowled out.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAustralia had posted 33\/0 at tea, with Aaron Finch, who was batting on 25, forced to retire hurt just before the break after being hit on his hand by a Mohammed Shami delivery.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Indian fast bowlers hit back with four wickets in the final session. Shami ended the day with figures of 2\/23 while fellow pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma bagged a wicket each.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEarlier, off-spinner Nathan Lyon was the most successful of the Australian bowlers with figures of 5\/67 as India were dismissed a short while after lunch.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe visitors were boosted by a sublime century by skipper Kohli who scored 123 runs off 257 balls with 13 boundaries and a six over third man. It was a crucial knock in difficult circumstances and contained bucket loads of grit and determination as well as pure class.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia had lost Kohli&#39;s fellow overnight batsman Ajinkya Rahane right at the start of the day. Rahane could not add to his overnight score of 51.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBut 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.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe visitors suffered a big blow just before lunch when Kohli was caught in the slips off a Pat Cummings delivery.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRishabh Pant played an entertaining, hard hitting knock of 36 before his dismissal virtually ended the visitors&#39; fight with the bat.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Indian tailenders could not do much with the Australian bowlers dominating the show on a pitch which was giving them plenty of assistance.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<strong>Brief Scores:<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAustralia: 326 and 132\/4 (Usman Khawaja 41 batting, Aaron Finch 25; Mohammed Shami 2\/23) vs India (First innings): 283 (Virat Kohli 123, Ajinkya Rahane 51; Nathan Lyon 5\/67)&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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