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    "title": "3rd Test: India declare on 443\/7",
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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, Dec 27 (CRICKETNMORE): India declared their first innings after scoring a mammoth 443\/7 to leave Australia with just seven overs to bat on Day 2 of the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket G",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Melbourne, Dec 27 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> India declared their first innings after scoring a mammoth 443\/7 to leave Australia with just seven overs to bat on Day 2 of the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India&#39;s massive total was powered by a classic century from Cheteshwar Pujara (106) and half centuries from skipper Virat Kohli (82), debutant opener Mayank Agarwal (76) and Rohit Sharma (63 not out).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>To add to Australia&#39;s woes, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (34) and stumper Rishabh Pant (39) also got decent starts but more importantly, were engaged in crucial partnerships with Rohit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For the hosts, pacer Pat Cummins emerged the hero with the cherry, returning with figures of 3\/72 on a docile MCG track while Mitchell Starc contributed with two wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Josh Hazlewood and lone spinner Nathan Lyon worked hard for their one wicket apiece.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Brief Scores:<\/strong> India 443\/7 (Cheteshwar Pujara 106, Virat Kohli 82, Mayank Agarwal 76, Rohit Sharma 63 not out; Pat Cummins 3\/72) vs Australia.<\/p>\r\n",
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