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    "excerpt": "Sep 22 (CRICKETNMORE) South Africa beat India by nine wickets in the third T20I to level the three-match series 1-1, here on Sunday. After Kagiso Rabada and Beuran Hendricks restricted India to 134\/9,",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Sep 22 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> South Africa beat India by nine wickets in the third T20I to level the three-match series 1-1, here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After Kagiso Rabada and Beuran Hendricks restricted India to 134\/9, a masterful 79 (52 balls, 4x6, 6x5) from Proteas skipper Quinton de Kock helped the visitors chase down the target with more than three overs to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>De Kock shared a 76-run opening stand with Reeza Hendricks (28) which all but eliminated India&#39;s slender chances of snatching a victory out of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hardik Pandya got the lone wicket of the innings as Hendricks holed out to Virat Kohli at mid-on. Temba Bavuma, playing his second T20I, then provided able assistance to his captain and saw South Africa cross the finishing line without any hiccups.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, Kohli won the toss and chose to bat first with an eye on testing the team&#39;s abilities in defending a total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The plan seemed to be working as Dhawan came out all guns blazing, underlining India&#39;s intentions to take a more aggressive approach with the bat. His opening partner Rohit Sharma did not last long, being dismissed by Beuran Hendricks for 9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli then came in and held on as Dhawan went after the bowlers. The pair shared a 41-run stand for the second wicket before Dhawan holed out to Temba Bavuma at long-on off Tabraiz Shamsi for a quickfire 25-ball 36 (4x4, 6x2).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli then tried to shift gears but ended up giving a catch to Andile Phehlukwayo at the square-leg boundary off Rabada. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer then struggled to rotate the strike, before the former fell for a slow 20-ball 19.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya&#39;s 29-run stand was the only significant contribution India had after that as they set a target of 135 for South Africa to chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first match of the series in Dharamsala was washed out without a ball being bowled while India won the second ended in an eight-wicket victory for India in Mohali.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The T20 rubber will be followed by a three-Test series -- India&#39;s second in the World Test Championships and South Africa&#39;s first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first Test will be played from October 2 to 6 in Visakhapatnam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores: India 134\/9 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 36, Ravindra Jadeja 19; Kagiso Rabada 3\/39); South Africa: 140\/1 16.5 overs (Quinton de Kock 79 not out, Reeza Hendricks 28; Hardik Pandya 1\/23)<\/p>\r\n",
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