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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum on Sunday said they might not have won the World Cup but they played a good brand of cricket and walk away with their heads held high.",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Melbourne, March 29 (IANS)&nbsp;New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum on Sunday said they might not have won the World Cup but they played a good brand of cricket and walk away with their heads held high.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAustralia beat New Zealand by seven wickets with 101 balls remaining at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here to clinch the sport&#39;s ultimate prize for the fifth time.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Didn&#39;t lift the trophy but no regrets. The brand of cricket we&#39;ve played and we walk away with our heads held high,&quot; McCullum said at the post-match presentation ceremony.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;It&#39;s the greatest time of our lives and that&#39;s how we tried to play the game, with a free spirit and heart. Still think we can be very proud of our achievements in this tournament.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe 33-year-old said that Australia played better cricket and deserved to win.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;We ran into an outstanding team in Australia. They continue to set the standard. Michael Clarke bows out on a high note, they deserved to win,&quot; McCullum said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAfter opting to bat, New Zealand were reduced to 39\/3 in the 13th over but Grant Elliot (83) and Ross Taylor (40), with a 111-run stand for the fourth-wicket, brought the Black Caps back into the game.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHowever, from the 36th over onwards, Taylor&rsquo;s wicket, when New Zealand were at 150, spelled a collapse as the Kiwis were bowled out for 183 with the last seven wickets falling for only 33 runs.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Probably unfolded not as planned but we got ourselves back in the game at 150\/3. With 180, you still dare to dream, could have ended up differently with a couple of things going our way,&rdquo; he said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&ldquo;It&#39;s been one hell of a ride for us, right the way through... we played some outstanding cricket.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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