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    "excerpt": "SA v IND: Lungi Ngidi's double strike finally brought South Africa into the game after Indian openers put on a century stand",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>SA v IND:<\/strong> Lungi Ngidi&#39;s double strike finally brought South Africa into the game after Indian openers put on a century stand in the second session of the first Test in Centurion.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Resuming the session at 83\/0, Mayank Agarwal continued to play solidly and reached fifty in 89 balls. He, along with KL Rahul, drove the ball as the two put in a 100-run stand - the third an Indian opening pair in 21 test matches in South Africa.&nbsp;This is also only the second instance in 52 innings of a visiting opening pair putting together 100+ partnership in Centurion.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Lungi Ngidi finally beat Mayank Agarwal on the full with a nipbacker that crashed into his pads. On review, the DRS showed the ball hitting the stumps as Mayank got out to a well-made 60 off 123 balls.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the very next ball, Ngidi got the extra bounce that got Cheteshwar Pujara&#39;s top edge and was caught at short leg as India lost two wickets in a row. Virat Kohli negated the hattrick ball well.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli and Rahul began the rebuilding process. Rahul reached his fifty with a classic cover drive. The duo has so far added 40 runs in 99 balls to get India back on track.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief Scorecard:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"  https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/australia-vs-england-ashes\">Ashes 2021-22 - England vs Australia Schedule and Squads<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India - 157\/2 in 57 overs (KL Rahul - 68*, Lungi Ngidi - 2\/35)<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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