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    "title": "New Zealand won the first test by 8 wickets",
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    "excerpt": "Christchurch, 29th December (CRICKETNMORE) - New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first test on Monday. ",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Christchurch, 29th December (CRICKETNMORE) - New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first test on Monday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore#\/csgsa\/43\/ENG\/1424\/1st-Test-New-Zealand-v-Sri-Lanka.html?type=scorecard\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: justify;\">Scorecard - New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the first Test<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Sri Lanka resumed their second innings on Day 4 at 293\/5&nbsp;and was soon reduced to 348\/nine. However,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: justify;\">a quick 59&mdash;run stand for the final wicket between&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Shaminda Eranga (45*) and Suranga Lakmal (16) helped Sri Lanka to&nbsp;set New Zealand a target of 105 to win. It as a much improved performance by the tourist who were bowled out for 138 in their first innings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<div style=\"background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:5px 10px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Brief Score&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:5px 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">New Zealand 1st innings: 441 (Brendon McCullum 195, Jimmy Neesham 85, Kane Williamson 54; Angelo Mathews 3-39, Suranga Lakmal 3-90).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:5px 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Sri Lanka 1st innings: 138 (Angelo Mathews 50; Trent Boult 3-25, Neil Wagner 3-60).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:5px 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Sri Lanka 2nd innings: 407 (Dimuth Karunaratne 152, Angelo Mathews 66; Tim Southee 4-91, Trent Boult 4-100).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:5px 10px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">New Zealand 2nd innings: 107-2 (Ross Taylor 39 not out; Shaminda Eranga 1-20)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Quotes<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Brendon Mccullum (<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: justify;\">Man of the Match)<\/span><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">:&nbsp;Our seamers were outstanding and they wanted to bowl again. I am proud of these guys and a great way to end 2014. Also credit to Sri Lanka for the discipline they showed in the second innings. I am happy with the way I am batting. I have been working on my weakness in the past few months and it has been good so far.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CRICKETNMORE<\/p>\r\n",
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