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  "id": 15400872,
  "title": "South Africa openers survive before rain returns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/south-africa-openers-survive-before-rain-returns",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:02:15.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1558962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The toss took place on time but rain then caused a 90-minute delay until the first ball",
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  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "South Africa bat first in second Test against Australia - scorecard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/south-africa-bat-first-in-second-test-against-australia-scorecard",
        "published": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Australia wins the toss and decides to bowl in the second cricket test against South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/australia-wins-the-toss-and-decides-to-bowl-in-the-second-cricket",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:04:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Lyon left out as Australia go all-pace and bowl first on damp day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/lyon-left-out-as-australia-go-all-pace-and-bowl-first-on-damp-day",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:08:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}