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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Manchester, Aug 6: <\/strong>Shan Masood on Thursday showed composure of highest order but batters around him did not have an answer to England&#39;s bowling firepower as Pakistan were left reeling at 187\/5 at Lunch on Day 2 of the first Test being played at the Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Opener Masood continued to graft on the second day as he reached 77* from 225 balls (10x4) but his overnight partner and highly-rated batter Babar Azam departed for 69, failing to add to his score from Wednesday. Resuming the day at 139\/2, Babar was enticed into a false drive by James Anderson who had him caught at first slip by hosts&#39; skipper Joe Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Asad Shafiq (7) followed suit soon after as Ben Stokes took a superb catch at second slip off Stuart Broad&#39;s bowling to get rid of the new batsman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan tried to play watchfully alongside Masood at the other end but half an hour before the end of the first session, Chris Woakes did him with a wider from the crease delivery that caught Rizwan&#39;s edge of the bat and flew to &#39;keeper Jos Buttler.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier on a rain-marred opening day, Pakistan -- after electing to bat -- reached 139\/2 before umpire called Stumps due to bad light in the third session which saw only eight overs of play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief Scores: Pakistan 187\/5 at Lunch (Shan Masood 77 batting, Babar Azam 69; Chris Woakes 2\/28) vs England<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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