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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, Aug 8.<\/strong> South African batting all-rounder Colin Ackermann has become the first bowler to take a seven-wicket haul in T20 cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ackermann on Wednesday returned with bowling figures of 7-18 in Leicestershire&#39;s 55-run victory against Birmingham Bears in a T20 Blast game in Leicester.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He took six of his seven wickets in two overs as Birmingham lost their last eight wickets for just 20 runs to be bowled out for 134, chasing 190.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 28-year-old off-spinner scalped the wickets of Michael Burgess, Sam Hain, Will Rhodes, Liam Banks, Alex Thomson, Henry Brookes and Jeetan Patel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His figures surpassed the previous best of 6-5 by Malaysian bowler Arul Suppiah for Somerset against Glamorgan in 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Never in a million years (did I expect to set a bowling record) - I&#39;m a batting all-rounder,&quot; Ackermann was quoted as saying by the official ICC website.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was the first time it has turned at Grace Road, so I tried to use my height and get a bit of bounce. Even if it turns a couple of centimetres, it&#39;s an advantage. I tried to get the batters to hit into the biggest part of the field into the wind and just mix my pace up a little,&quot; said the Leicester captain.<\/p>\r\n",
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