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    "excerpt": "July 6 (CRICKETNMORE) Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat first against India in a World Cup clash here on Saturday. India, already through to the semi-finals, made two ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>July 6 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat first against India in a World Cup clash here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India, already through to the semi-finals, made two changes with Yuzvendra Chahal being rested and Kuldeep Yadav playing in place of him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>All rounder Ravindra Jadeja was given his first opportunity to play in the World Cup in place of pacer Mohammed Shami.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka, out of the World Cup, brought back Thisara Perera in place of Jeffrey Vandersay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We would have batted first as well, used pitch, will get slower as the match progresses. The team is doing well, we are striking a good balance at the right time. Two changes for us, one forced. Chahal has been rested and so is Shami. Kuldeep and Jadeja are in,&quot; Kohli said at the toss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We will bat first. It was an obvious plan, it&#39;s a used wicket and will get slower and slower. We didn&#39;t capitalize in the first few games, but we then started to correct those mistakes and started to do well. One change, Thisara Perera replaces Vandersay,&quot; Karunaratne said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Teams:<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>India (Playing XI):<\/strong> Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni(w), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sri Lanka (Playing XI):<\/strong> Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Malinga<\/p>\r\n",
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