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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Mirpur, April 20 (IANS) Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza on Monday said his team believed they were favourites to win the One-Day-International (ODI) series against Pakistan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Bangladesh beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second ODI on Sunday to seal the three-match series 2-0.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Earlier, in the first ODI Pakistan were beaten comfortably by 79 runs. Bangladesh&#39;s opener Tamil Iqbal scored back-to-back centuries to steer his team to the series win.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Pakistan became the fourth full-member nation after Zimbabwe, the West Indies and New Zealand to lose an ODI series to Bangladesh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad said before the ODI series that we start as favourites. It was a feeling within the team too. We all believed that we were favourites,&quot; Mortaza was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;I felt it was important for our preparation. Pakistan is inexperienced, teams go through such phases. It is quite natural. They take a bit of time. But they have a world-class bowling attack. I wouldn&#39;t say there&#39;s a huge difference between the two sides,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Pakistan looked short of experience with the ODI retirements of veterans Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">The 31-year-old skipper praised his side saying &quot;the team should be proud of themselves for what they have achieved.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;When we had returned home from the World Cup, there were moments when I felt whether we were being given too much importance,&quot; Mortaza said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;Continuing on our World Cup performance was on my mind, so the subsequent series was always going to be important. I think the boys should be proud of what they have achieved, but they don&#39;t need to make it too apparent,&quot; the all-rounder said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">--Indo-Asia News Service<br \/>\r\nac\/sam\/dg<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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