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  "id": 1888844,
  "title": "India edges closer to win in 1st cricket test against Sri Lanka despite Sonal Dinusha’s 65",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/india-edges-closer-to-win-in-1st-cricket-test-against-sri-lanka-1888844",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:22:41.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/india-edges-closer-win-1st-072241781.html"
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  "summary": "Sonal Dinusha continued his resilient innings and guided Sri Lanka to 175 for 6 at lunch on Day 5 of the first cricket test, holding on as India pushes for the four wickets it needs for victory. Sri Lanka resumed Wednesday at 84-4, trailing by 287 runs, with Sonal Dinusha — who scored a century in the first innings — not out on 25 and captain Dhananjaya de Silva on 31. Dinusha survived the…",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sri-lanka-staring-down-the-barrel-in-galle-test",
        "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "India edges closer to win in 1st cricket test against Sri Lanka despite Sonal Dinusha’s 65",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/india-edges-closer-to-win-in-1st-cricket-test-against-sri-lanka",
        "published": "2026-08-19T07:23:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Manav Suthar takes 10-wicket haul as India beat Sri Lanka in 600th Test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/manav-suthar-takes-10-wicket-haul-as-india-beat-sri-lanka-in-600th",
        "published": "2026-08-19T10:02:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Kirsten: 'We are starting to build some shape into Sri Lanka's Test team'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/kirsten-we-are-starting-to-build-some-shape-into-sri-lankas-test-team",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:00:36.000Z"
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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."
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