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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Adelaide, Feb 15 (IANS) <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">A splendid century by vice captain Virat Kohli guided India to 300\/7 in their World Cup opening match against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Backed by two century-run stands, India were cruising at 273\/2 in the 45th over when Pakistan came back strongly to take five wickets and restrict the defending champions to only 300\/7 in 50 overs, with the last five overs yielding only 27 runs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">At the start, Pakistani pacers Mohammed Irfan (0\/58) and Sohail Khan (5\/55) bowled a good line.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Despite that, India got off to a fluent start with openers Rohit Sharma (15) and Shikhar Dhawan (73). Rohit looked in prime touch until he gave away his wicket while trying to pull a not-so-short-delivery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">However, Dhawan struck a strong second-wicket 129-run partnership with Kohli (107). Dhawan looked good to score a hundred but confusion with Kohli in the 30th over caused his run out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Pakistan could have capitalised on Dhawan&#39;s wicket but left-handed batsman Suresh Raina (74) had other ideas. His 56-ball innings was laden with five fours and three sixes as India&#39;s run rate almost touched run-a-ball.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Kohli looked in sublime touch as he went on to notch his 22nd One-Day International (ODI) hundred, studded with eight boundaries. This is also the first century by an Indian against Pakistan in a World Cup match.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">A five-wicket haul by pacer Sohail Khan helped Pakistan restrict India to 300 for seven in a Pool B clash of the ICC World Cup at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Virat Kohli&#39;s 107 and half-centuries from Suresh Raina (74) and Shikhar Dhawan (73) put India on course for a big score.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">But the defending champions lost five wickets for just 27 runs in the final five overs to just reach the 300-mark.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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