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    "title": "New Zealand beat South Africa, enter World Cup final",
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    "excerpt": "Auckland, March 24 (IANS) New Zealand defeated South Africa by four wickets (Duckworth\/Lewis) in the semi-final to enter their maiden cricket World Cup final at the Eden Park here on Tuesday.",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Auckland, March 24 (IANS) New Zealand defeated South Africa by four wickets (Duckworth\/Lewis) in the semi-final to enter their maiden cricket World Cup final at the Eden Park here on Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">After opting to bat, South Africa put up 281\/5 in 43 overs in a rain shortened match with Faf du Plesis top scoring with 82.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Chasing a revised target of 298 in 43 overs, New Zealand hit the target with one ball to spare. Grand Elliot top scored with 84 not out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">The following is the scoreboard of the cricket World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa played at the Eden Park here on Tuesday:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">South Africa (43 overs maximum)<br \/>\r\nHashim Amla b Boult 10<br \/>\r\nQuinton de Kock c Southee b Boult 14<br \/>\r\nFaf du Plessis c Ronchi b Anderson 82<br \/>\r\nRilee Rossouw c Guptill b Anderson 39<br \/>\r\nAB de Villiers not out 65<br \/>\r\nDavid Miller c Ronchi b Anderson 49<br \/>\r\nJP Duminy not out 8<br \/>\r\nExtras (b 1, w 13) 14<br \/>\r\nTotal (five wickets in 43 overs) 281<br \/>\r\nFall of wickets: 1-21 (Amla, 3.4 overs), 2-31 (de Kock, 7.5), 3-114 (Rossouw, 26.1), 4-217 (du Plessis, 38.2), 5-272 (Miller, 42.2)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Bowling<br \/>\r\nTim Southee 9-1-55-0<br \/>\r\nTrent Boult 9-0-53-2<br \/>\r\nMatt Henry 8-2-40-0<br \/>\r\nDaniel Vettori 9-0-46-0<br \/>\r\nKane Williamson 1-0-5-0<br \/>\r\nGrant Elliott 1-0-9-0<br \/>\r\nCorey Anderson 6-0-72-3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">New Zealand (target 298 runs from 43 overs)<br \/>\r\nMartin Guptill run out (Amla\/de Kock) 34<br \/>\r\nBrendon McCullum c Steyn b Morkel 59<br \/>\r\nKane Williamson b Morkel 6<br \/>\r\nRoss Taylor c de Kock b Duminy 30<br \/>\r\nGrant Elliott not out 84<br \/>\r\nCorey Anderson c du Plessis b Morkel 58<br \/>\r\nLuke Ronchi c Rossouw b Steyn 8<br \/>\r\nDaniel Vettori not out 7<br \/>\r\nExtras (b 6, lb 2, w 5) 13<br \/>\r\nTotal (six wickets in 42.5 overs) 299<br \/>\r\nFall of wickets: 1-71 (McCullum, 6.1 overs), 2-81 (Williamson, 8.5), 3-128 (Guptill, 17.1), 4-149 (Taylor, 21.4), 5-252 (Anderson, 37.6), 6-269 (Ronchi, 40.1)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Bowling<br \/>\r\nDale Steyn 8.5-0-76-1<br \/>\r\nVernon Philander 8-0-52-0<br \/>\r\nMorne Morkel 9-0-59-3<br \/>\r\nImran Tahir 9-1-40-0<br \/>\r\nJP Duminy 5-0-43-1<br \/>\r\nAB de Villiers 3-0-21-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Match details:<br \/>\r\nToss: South Africa chose to bat<br \/>\r\nUmpires: Ian Gould (England) and Rod Tucker (Australia)<br \/>\r\nTV umpire: Nigel Llong (England)<br \/>\r\nMatch referee: David Boon (Australia)<br \/>\r\nReserve umpire: Bruce Oxenford (Australia)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Quotes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Brendon McCullum:&nbsp;It is pretty amazing. The game was outstanding. I am sure everyone will remember it for the rest of their lives. We give ourselves a chance at World cup glory.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">AB de Villiers:&nbsp;Amazing game of cricket. The most electric crowd I have heard in my life. They really supported the team. The better team came out on top. We gave it our best. We don&#39;t go back with any regrets. We had our chances, and it is hurting quite a bit. We will take a bit of time to get over this. The rain was the worst of it all. We don&#39;t play for ourselves. We wanted to make a difference in our country back home. Hopefully the people can still be proud of us. I felt we had a wonderful thing going on as a team. The unit came and stuck today. Good individual performances through out the tournament. To the teams in the finals, all the best.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Grant Elliott:&nbsp;It&#39;s great. I don&#39;t think this win is for myself, it is not for the team but it is for the supporters. We just wanted to take it as deep as we could. Corey batted fantastically well. We timed the pace of the innings to perfection. When you got 40,000 fans screaming at you every ball, its been an absolute pleasure playing in front of the home crowd at Eden Park. I think we&#39;ve had a good run. It is the first final for us. When we look back at the end of the day, hopefully it will fall in place. I don&#39;t even know where the ball went (speaking about the six to seal the win).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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