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    "excerpt": "Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) A blazing second innings run-rate in the second innings helped Australia extend its lead to 348 ",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS)&nbsp;A blazing second innings run-rate in the second innings helped Australia extend its lead to 348 and take a commanding position at stumps on the fourth day of the concluding Test against India.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHaving bowled out India for 475 for a 97-run lead, Australia scored at a fast clip to post 251 for six in 40 overs at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Scorecard - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore#\/csgsa\/43\/ENG\/1397\/4th-Test-Australia-v-India.html?type=scorecard\">India vs Australia<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">The home team&#39;s batting approach was in a stark contrast to their opponents, scoring at 6.27 runs per over in comparison to India&#39;s 2.93.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nResuming at 342\/5, India managed to avoid the follow on but lost skipper Virat Kohli early (147), who added only seven runs to his overnight score.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe other overnight unbeaten wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddiman Saha (35) looked fluent at the crease, tackling the Australian pacers well, who enjoyed considerable movement in the morning session.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHowever, Saha fell to a bouncer when he awkwardly gloved a Josh Hazlewood (1\/64) delivery to the first slip.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia added 65 in 29 overs in the first session losing two wickets but they came out post the break with an attacking mindset.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHandy lower-order batsman Ravichandran Ashwin (50), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (30), Mohammed Shami (16 not out) provided some fireworks at the end of India&#39;s innings to reduce the lead below 100.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAshwin held the innings together scoring his fourth Test half-century.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nUmesh Yadav (4) was the last wicket to fell, getting caught behind to end India&#39;s innings. It was a collective effort from Australian bowlers who shared the wickets to fall with left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc (3\/106) being the most successful.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia started on a positive note with Ashwin getting fair amount of turn from the fourth day pitch. He accounted for the dangerous David Warner (4) in the second over itself.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe visitors had a couple of other chances to make early inroads into the Australian batting order. But they squandered those opportunities with Saha missing a stumping and a run-out chance.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAustralia, sensing the tricky situation they were in, started to counter-attack, with No.3 batsman Shane Watson (16) and opener Chris Rogers (56) upping the ante.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRogers scored his sixth consecutive half-century. His initial ascendancy was complimented by Steven Smith (71), in the form of his life, and Joe Burns (66).<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSmith&#39;s Donald Bradmanesque form saw him overtake the Australian batting legend to become the highest run getter in a Test series against India with 769 runs from eight innings.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBradman scored 715 in six innings in the 1947-48 series.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAshwin (4\/105) was the only bowler who seemed to make a worthwhile impact on the marauding Australian batsmen and was rewarded for his efforts, picking up his best bowling figures outside India.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndian pacers, particularly Umesh Yadav were plundered all over the park for runs, which dented India&#39;s prospects of a face-saving win having already surrendered the Border-Gavaskar trophy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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