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    "title": "LPL: Shoaib Malik Takes Jaffna Kings To 7 Wicket Win Against Kandy Warriors",
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    "excerpt": "Jaffna Kings defeated Kandy Warriors by seven wickets via the DLS method in a rain-curtailed match in the Lanka Premier League on Sunday. After being asked to bat first, Warriors' opener Charith A",
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    "editor1": "<p>Jaffna Kings defeated Kandy Warriors by seven wickets via the DLS method in a rain-curtailed match in the Lanka Premier League on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After being asked to bat first, Warriors&#39; opener Charith Asalanka scored 44 runs in 34 balls to help his team post 94\/2 in 12.2 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The rain caused a stoppage in the match, ending Kandy Warriors&#39; innings at that point, and by the DLS method, Jaffna Kings were asked to chase down 95 runs in 10 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jaffna Kings got off to a solid start in the chase with Avishka Fernando scoring 23 runs in 12 balls at a strike rate of 191.67, helping his team cross the 50-run mark in just 5 overs. But Fernando and Tom Kohler-Cadmore were dismissed in quick succession, as Kings found themselves reeling at 52\/3 in 5.1 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But veteran cricketer Shoaib Malik and Jaffna skipper Thisara Perera kept cool heads and stitched an unbeaten 43-run stand to chase down the target in 8.4 overs and helped the team pick up a big win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"  https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/australia-vs-england-ashes\">Ashes 2021-22 - England vs Australia Schedule and Squads<\/a><\/p><p>While Malik scored 14* in nine balls, Perera scored 29 not out in 13 balls in the chase. Malik, who had also registered figures of 19\/1 in his three overs with the ball, was named man of the match for his allround performance.<\/p>\r\n",
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