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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Canberra, March 3 (IANS) As opener Hashim Amla recorded his highest individual ODI score, South Africa with 411\/4 posted the second highest total in a World Cup during their encounter against Ireland at the Manuka Oval on Tuesday.<\/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;\">Amla hit 159 off 128 balls as he and Faf du Plessis (109) clobbered the Ireland bowling to all parts of the ground.<\/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;\">The Proteas posted a mammoth 411\/4 in their allotted 50 overs, just two runs shy of India&#39;s 413 against Bermuda in the 2007 edition.<\/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;\">South Africa finished the formalities bowling out Ireland for 210.<\/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;\">The Proteas also hold the record for the third highest score in any World Cup for their 408 against West Indies last Friday.<\/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;\">The ton was also the 20th ODI hundred for Amla, who became the fastest player in history to reach the milestone.<\/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;\">It was also the fifth win for the Proteas by a margin of 200 or more runs the most for any team in the quadrennial event.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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