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    "excerpt": "Perth, March 6 (IANS) After beating the West Indies in a World Cup Pool B encounter at the WACA here on Friday, an elated Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited his bowlers for keeping the opposition batsmen on a tight leash.",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Perth, March 6 (IANS)&nbsp;After beating the West Indies in a World Cup Pool B encounter at the WACA here on Friday, an elated Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited his bowlers for keeping the opposition batsmen on a tight leash.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Indian bowlers were upto the mark from the very first over of the day, as they rarely hurled a bad delivery to the rival batsmen giving away just eight runs from the first five overs.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nMohammad Shami, later adjudged the Man-of-the-Match, was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3-35 from his eight overs. Pacer Umesh Yadav (2-42) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2-27) chipped in to take two wickets each, as the West Indies were bowled out for a paltry 182.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia chased the total down with four wickets and 65 deliveries to spare. They registered fourth straight victory and qualified to the quarterfinals.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;It was a difficult wicket, even initially with the new ball. There was some variable bounce, it was doing a bit. It settled down later, there was some swing for the West Indies bowlers as well, with the new ball,&quot; Dhoni, who scored unbeaten 45 from 56 balls, said at the post-match presentation ceremony.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Our bowlers didn&#39;t try too much. They stuck to their line and length. It (wicket) had a bit more bounce and we gave quite a few wides bowling bouncers. But we also got wickets with the short-pitched delivery, so overall very happy with our performance,&rdquo; Dhoni added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nDhoni added the target was a tricky one to chase down on such a dicy strip but said it was also a good chance to test out the middle-order.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&ldquo;It is a difficult target, because you don&#39;t know whether to go and play your shots. It was a good chance to test out lower middle-order. Ashwin played well.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Jadeja will have to step up and if he starts scoring runs, it will be a very difficult line-up to contain.&rdquo;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAsked about the challenges they will face against Ireland and Zimbabwe when they travel to New Zealand, he said: &rdquo;The last time we were in New Zealand, there were true wickets. We&#39;ll have to see what kind of wickets are provided, but generally the ball comes on, there is some bounce.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;The grounds are small so that is one area where we will have to adjust,&quot; concluded the skipper.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia next play Ireland on March 10 in Hamilton, followed by their trip to Auckland where they play Zimbabwe on March 14.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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