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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, June 15:\u00a0Minnows Afghanistan, on this day, two years ago lost their first-ever Test match against India at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Their maiden Test appearance ended harshl",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, June 15:<\/strong>&nbsp;Minnows Afghanistan, on this day, two years ago lost their first-ever Test match against India at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Their maiden Test appearance ended harshly as Ajinkya Rahane-led Team India thrashed them by an innings and 262 runs inside two days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The match, however, is widely remembered for Rahane&#39;s heart-warming gesture during the post-match ceremony. Rahane invited the opposition players during the trophy celebration and they also clicked pictures together, much to the delight of the away supporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The International Cricket Council (ICC) recalled the moment and uploaded a photograph on their Instagram handle and their post read: &quot;#OnThisDay in 2018 #SpiritofCricket&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After electing to bat first, India openers Murali Vijay (105) and Shikhar Dhawan (107) slammed respective centuries to set the tone for the hosts. Half-centuries from KL Rahul (54) and Hardik Pandya (71) helped India reach 474 in their first essay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afghanistan were bundled out for just 109 in their first innings as Ravichandran Ashwin ended up with a four-wicket haul. Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja scalped two wickets each in the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The second innings wasn&#39;t much better for Afghanistan batters either as they were dismissed for 103. Jadeja picked up four wickets while Umesh Yadav scalped three to complete India&#39;s emphatic win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afganistan has so far have featured in four Tests, having lost two and won one each against Bangladesh and Ireland respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This year, they will be playing their first-ever Test Down Under as they are currently scheduled to take on Australia in a one-off Test on November 21 at the Perth Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\r\n",
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