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    "title": "SL vs ENG: Joe Root Hits Ton To Put England On Top In Galle Test",
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    "excerpt": "Skipper Joe Root completed his 18th Test century to push England towards a big lead on a rain-hit day two of the opening match against Sri Lanka on Friday. Root moved from 99 to 100 with a single off-",
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    "editor1": "<p>Skipper Joe Root completed his 18th Test century to push England towards a big lead on a rain-hit day two of the opening match against Sri Lanka on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Root moved from 99 to 100 with a single off-spinner Dilruwan Perera on the second ball after lunch as the tourists reached 207 for three in response to Sri Lanka&#39;s 135. They lead by 72 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The dressing room reacts to the skipper&#39;s 18th Test century<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nScorecard: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RfqfT5yMNg\">https:\/\/t.co\/RfqfT5yMNg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SLvENG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SLvENG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZ2yFI4Yts\">pic.twitter.com\/XZ2yFI4Yts<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; England Cricket (@englandcricket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/englandcricket\/status\/1349987604020641792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>The star batsman, who passed 12,000 runs in his first-class career in the morning session that started late due to rain, raised his bat after reaching the landmark and hugged partner Dan Lawrence, batting on 40.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Root, who made his debut in 2012 against India in Nagpur, reached the hundred in 163 balls with the help of seven boundaries.<\/p>\r\n",
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