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    "excerpt": "Centurion, Dec 29:\u00a0Despite a safe and steady start, England succumbed to some lethal bowling attack by Kagiso Rabada (4\/103) and Anrich Nortje (3\/56) in their second innings as they suffered a 107-ru",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Centurion, Dec 29:<\/strong>&nbsp;Despite a safe and steady start, England succumbed to some lethal bowling attack by Kagiso Rabada (4\/103) and Anrich Nortje (3\/56) in their second innings as they suffered a 107-run defeat against South Africa in the first match of the Test series at the SuperSport Park here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With this win, the Faf du Plessis-led home side also took a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chasing a challenging 376-run target, the visitors looked very much in control after being placed at 204\/4 at one stage. However, it was then that Rabada came all-guns blazing and jolted the England middle and lower middle-order as the visiting batsmen failed to put up a fight and lost six wickets for 64 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Openers Rory Burns (84) and Dominic Sibley (29) handed a perfect start to England, putting up a solid 92-run partnership for the first wicket before Keshav Maharaj (2\/37) drew first blood, sending the latter back in the hut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nortje then dismissed a good-looking Burns before debutant Dwaine Pretorius got the better of Joe Denly (31).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England skipper Joe Root (48) and Ben Stokes, however, kept the fight going and forged a 66-run stand for the fourth wicket to help their side cross the 200-run mark. Just when the duo looked comfortable in the middle, Maharaj produced a much needed breakthrough as he dismissed Stokes, leaving the visitors at 204\/4.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Soon after, Rabada rattled England&#39;s lower middle-order in quick succession and went on to put the final nail in the coffin as he dismissed Stuart Broad (6) to set up a comfortable victory for his side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Put in to bat earlier, the hosts managed 284 runs in their first essay before they wrapped up their opponents at 181 to take a 103-run lead. They later rode on some valuable middle-order contributions to put up 272 on board in their second innings to hand a 376-run target to the visitors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two sides will now meet in the second Test, starting January 3 in Cape Town.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores:<br \/>\r\nSouth Africa 284 and 272 beat England 181 and 268 (Rory Burns 84, Joe Root 48; Kagiso Rabada 4\/103) by 107 runs<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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