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    "excerpt": "Bristol, June 1 (CRICKETNMORE): \u00a0Afghanistan rode on Najibullah Zadran's half-century and Rahmat Shah's 43 to set a 208-run target for defending champions Australia in their World Cup opener ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Bristol, June 1 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> &nbsp;Afghanistan rode on Najibullah Zadran&#39;s half-century and Rahmat Shah&#39;s 43 to set a 208-run target for defending champions Australia in their World Cup opener as Pat Cummins (3\/40) and Adam Zampa (3\/60) rattled the Afghan batting line-up at the County Ground here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The war-torn nation got off to a worst possible start after opting to bat first, losing openers Mohammad Shahzad (0) and Hazratullah Zazai (0) with just five runs on the board before Shah came to his side&#39;s rescue. Shan stablised the innings with a valiant 51-run partnership with Hashmatullah Shahidi (18 off 34), taking Afghanistan past the 50-run mark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Just when the duo looked like settling down, leg-spinner Zampa came up with the breakthrough, packing back Shahidi in the 14th over. Afghanistan then lost Shah and Mohammad Nabi (7) in quick succession with the scorecard reading 77\/5 in 20.2 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the so called minnows looking to succumb for a paltry total, Zadran and captain Gulbadin Naib (31) took the driver&#39;s seat, taking Afghanistan past the three-figure mark in the 26th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Marcus Stoinis finally broke the partnership by ending Naib&#39;s stay in the 34th over. Just four balls later, he dismissed Zadran (51; 49 balls, 4x7, 6x2) to put Afghanistan in deep trouble.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman then chipped in with 27 and 13 runs, respectively, to help Afghanistan post a fighting total of 207 before being bowled out in 38.2 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores: Afghanistan: 207 all out in 38.2 overs (Najibullah Zadran 51, Rahmat Shah 43; Pat Cummins 3\/40, Adam Zampa 3\/60) vs Australia<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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