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    "excerpt": "All-rounder Ben Stokes has to bat higher up in the order for England in T20Is said former England captain Kevin Pietersen. Stokes batted at No.5 or No.6 throughout England's five-match T20I series",
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    "editor1": "<p>All-rounder Ben Stokes has to bat higher up in the order for England in T20Is said former England captain Kevin Pietersen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Stokes batted at No.5 or No.6 throughout England&#39;s five-match T20I series in India which ended in a 2-3 defeat for the visitors. He ended up not batting in the first and third matches while scoring 24, 46, and 14 in the other games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;<strong>Ben Stokes is completely wasted at No. 6 as a batter and bowling part-time. Bairstow in T20&#39;s is an opener. If he doesn&#39;t open, Stokes bats 4!<\/strong>&quot; Pietersen tweeted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India scored an imposing 224\/2 on Saturday, buoyed by captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma&#39;s 94-run opening partnership. Kohli ended the innings unbeaten on 80 off 52 balls. In reply, England looked capable of challenging the total during opener Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan&#39;s 130-run partnership for the second wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, fast bowler Shardul Thakur then took three wickets while Bhuvneshwar Kumar&#39;s spell, in which he took two wickets for just 15 runs, stifled the visitors for runs. England ended their innings on 188\/8, thus handing India a 36-run win.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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