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The former Test spinner Qasim has faced calls for his resignation following Pakistan's three straight losses in the eight-nation ICC Champions Trophy in England.
ICC Champions Trophy fallout: Pakistan's chief selector Iqbal Qasim refuses to step down
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Pietersen feared serious injury
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Kevin Pietersen has suggested that his fear of prolonged injury lay-offs was precisely the reason why last summer he wanted to retire from England's one-day side
Australia great Ricky Ponting to retire from all forms of cricket in October
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Ricky Ponting will play out his club contracts with Surrey in England, Antigua Hawksbills in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League and then Indian team Mumbai Indians in the Champions League before retiring.
Notts extend Hussey stay
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Nottinghamshire have extended David Hussey's stay until the end of the season
ICC Champions Trophy: We choked, admits South Africa's coach Gary Kirsten
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South Africa, the top-ranked Test team and a formidable opponent in world cricket, have struggled to get past the semi-final stage in major one-day tournaments since winning the inaugural version of the Champions Trophy in Bangladesh in 1998.
Taylor shines but Hales misery continues
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James Taylor led Nottinghamshire to a four-wicket win over Netherlands, extending their perfect record in the Yorkshire Bank 40 to seven games
Pat Cummins set for Irish return
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Cummins, who has not played since October last year due to stress fractures in his back, was already in Belfast as a non-playing member of the Australia A squad that completed a 93-run win over Ireland in their four-day game on Sunday.
Hesson extends support to Ronchi after poor start
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New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has come out in support of wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi, who has had a torrid start with the bat for his new international team
Tri-series in West Indies: Still no room for Sehwag, Gambhir, Yuvraj and Zaheer as India keep faith in Champions Trophy squad
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Sri Lanka will be the third team in the tournament to be held between June 28 and July 11.
Netherlands claim first scalp
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Netherlands clinched their first Yorkshire Bank 40 victory of the season after beating Worcestershire by six wickets in a rain-affected match at New Road
Michael Clarke says pub brawl had an impact on his leadership
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Clarke says to be out at a late hour and celebrating with the opposition after they have defeated you 'is not the right time or place for a few drinks.'
A team of Joe Roots
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England Vs. New Zealand- ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Match 11 Preview
England Vs. New Zealand- ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Match 11 Preview
In the 11th ICC Champions Trophy battle England will be locking horns with New Zealand at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. In the last battle of the Group A match, rain resulted in an early close down of the match leaving chances high for these to two teams to make their place in the semi finals this time. New Zealand with a 3 points score will be looking forward to make an easy lead over England having 2 points on their part. However the hosts are not going to prove an easy competitor and will give a tough fight to kiwis for the semis. Still stakes are high for English team as even if they beat New Zealand they will have to look out whether Australia beats Sri Lanka then only they can make it to semi finals. Rest there is no chance of a comeback if England losses this fixture.
Match Venue and Date
England will be taking on to New Zealand in the 11th ICC Champions Trophy match to be played at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The match is scheduled on June 16, 2013 at 10:30 (local time).
England
England was faced with defeat against Sri Lanka in their last fixture; this will be putting them under pressure. However the batting performance of team has being impressive in the last two matches where they scored 269 and 293 runs respectively. Jonathan Trott has played some good innings in the Champions trophy matches till now while youngster Joe Root also made an impact with his bat in the last match scoring 68 out of 55 balls. Captain Alastair Cook along with Ian Bell is strengthening the team play. Ravi Bopara has also boosted the batting performance of the team.
The English bowlers are considered to be second lethal players after Pakistan bowlers were not able to contain the Sri Lankan batsmen as they easily chased a 293 score. Stuart Broad along with Tim Bresnan proved to be expensive who leaked 130 runs in total. Also James Anderson and others were not able to tremble the Sri Lankan layers at crucial stages which ultimately lead to the loss for England. However England has played many ODIs against New Zealand and their experience may prove to be helpful.
New Zealand
After facing some of the tough competitors on the England pitch now for some time now Kiwis must have been used to the climatic conditions here. In batting Martin Guptill who was brilliant against the England team in the ODI tournament has not being able to play up to his level in the Champions Trophy. Also Ross Taylor has the same condition while captain Brendon McCullum is also fighting to stabilize himself on the pitch. Only Luke Ronchi is able to give a boost to the team with his play but he is also not being able to take the inning too far.
In bowling New Zealand have some of the best bowlers including Kyle Mills, fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan and the much known Daniel Vettori. In their last two fixtures the Kiwi bowlers winded Sri Lanka for just 138 and ended Australian play at 243 runs. Mitchell McClenaghan who already has clinched 8 wickets in these two matches will be important for the team this time as well.
Probable Team Squad
England Team: AN Cook, IR Bell, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, GP Swann, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, EJG Morgan, IJL Trott, JC Buttler, JC Tredwell, ST Finn, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root,
New Zealand Team: BB McCullum, DL Vettori, LRPL Taylor, KD Mills, L Ronchi, JEC Franklin, GD Elliott, TG Southee, MJ Guptill, TA Boult, NL McCullum, KS Williamson, MJ McClenaghan, Colin Munro, Andrew Ellis
ICC Champions Trophy: George Bailey says leading Australia a 'dream come true'
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The 30-year-old Tasmanian, already Australia's Twenty20 skipper, has found himself in charge of the one-day side while regular captain Michael Clarke has been sidelined with a recurrence of his longstanding back problem.
India Vs. Pakistan Live Score - Champions Trophy 2013 Match Preview
India Vs. Pakistan Live Score - Champions Trophy 2013 Match Preview
Stage is all set for the match which was the talk of the fans from the last one month. Again the teams that bring a new zeal among the cricket lovers in the whole nation are going to lock horns. India against Pakistan is the last fixture of the Group B that is scheduled to be played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
There is no stake for the team Pakistan which is already out to the semis but winning this match will have the same experience as winning the tournament. On the other side for the world champions India this is a match that they will definitely smash with their performance.
Match Venue and Date
The 10th ICC Champions Trophy Match is scheduled between India and Pakistan. This game will be played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on June 15, 2013 at 10:30 (local time).
India
India has being pretty impressive batting some easy strokes in the four matches they have played so far. Facing four different teams and playing on two separate grounds, the team has triumphed in all four fixtures. In batting Shikhar Dhawan is being tremendously promising with his bat. He scored centuries in both the fixtures against South Africa and West Indies. Also aptly backing him is Rohit Sharma who scored two half tones in the tournament till now. Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja will also be important for the team in this match.
In bowling Indian team bowlers are able to contain the competitors with their deliveries easily. Ravindra Jadeja who simply took the toll on West Indies team with a score of 5-36 in his 10 overs was simply magnificent. Also pacers Umesh Yadav and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar are bowling well and will try to take early leads in the match against Pakistan. Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin will be taking care of the middle overs for the team.
Pakistan
The journey for the Pakistan team has ended to make it to the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy semi finals. Losing their first two fixtures in the tournament the team has ended they journey playing against West Indies and South Africa. The batting order of the team has being the real concern for them and made the team succumbed against the opponent bowlers. In their entire fixture the team has lost the matches in the early overs and none of the batsmen apart from Nasir Jamshed and captain Misbah-Ul-Haq were able to impress fans. In their match against the Indian team, Pakistan will definitely make use of learning from their past losses.
However, the bowling performance of the team Pakistan has being far better than their batting. The left-arm trio pacers Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz and Junaid Khan were lethal against the batsmen and will once again look forward to take on Indian batsmen in this battle. Their performance against both South Africa and West Indies has being pretty impressive as far as bowling is concerned.
Probable team squads
India Team: IK Pathan, KD Karthik, I Sharma, MS Dhoni, RG Sharma, SK Raina, V Kohli, A Mishra, M Vijay, R Vinay Kumar, RA Jadeja, S Dhawan, R Ashwin, B Kumar, U Yadav,
Pakistan Team: Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-Ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Abdur Rehman, Umar Amin, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Asad Ali, Ehsan Adil,
South Africa Vs. West Indies Live Score- ICC Champions Trophy Match 9 Preview
South Africa Vs. West Indies Live Score- ICC Champions Trophy Match 9 Preview
Now in the next battle it’s south Africa and West Indies which are lined up for the 9th ICC Champions Trophy fight. This match is really crucial for both the teams as it is going to decide their fate in the Champions Trophy and none of the teams will be interested in losing their chance. Looking at the stats there is something very interesting. Both the teams have a 1-win and 1-loss score in the tournament so far and both have defeated Pakistan and lost against India.
Match Venue and Date
In the 9th ICC Champions trophy match South Africa will be taking on to West Indies. The match will be played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on June 14, 2013 at 10:30(local time).
South Africa
After beating Pakistan the South African team was on a high. They marked a 67runs win against them in where Hashim Amla was the major contributor with his 81 runs while Colin Ingram added 53 runs for the team. After the first wicket fall Faf du Plessis took the team forward and played an inning of 28 runs. In the middle overs however the team was not able to stay for long and captain AB de Villiers along with JP Duminy got out for no reason winding up team for 234 runs. The batting of the team has being their strength however there are concerns regarding the bowling and fielding of the team.
In bowing Morne Morkel along with Dale Steyn are giving tough time to the other teams easily. Ryan McLaren clinching 4 wickets and giving just 19 runs was also impressive. Chris Morris and Lonwabo Tsotsobe are also important names for the team.
West Indies
In their first fixture West Indies got to face abysmal defeat by 8 wickets against India owing to their poor batting performance in both their matches. The team needed to struggle to chase a score of 171 playing against Pakistan while they got bold for just 182 against India. Darren Sammy was the only one who played an impressive inning. Johnson Charles has appropriately backed the team’s performance and will be important once again. However the veteran player Ramnaresh Sarwan has not shown his worth till now in the tournament. Chris Gayle along with Kieron Pollard who was seen to be blasting has not put up any fiery performance. Denesh Ramdin’s absence will be a concern for the team.
The bowling performance of the team has being way too apart in the last two matches. Apart from Sunil Narine none of the bowlers were able to stand against Indian batsmen. To restrict Indian bowlers team used 8 bowlers but was still not able to contain the Indian team.
Probable Team Squad
South Africa Team: AB De Villiers, M Morkel, DW Steyn, HM Amla, JP Duminy, RJ Peterson, LL Tsotsobe, R McLaren, RK Kleinveldt, DA Miller, CA Ingram, Faf Du Plessis, Farhaan Behardien, AN Petersen, AM Phangiso,
West Indies Team: CH Gayle, KAJ Roach, RR Sarwan, TL Best, MN Samuels, DS Smith, R Rampaul, DJ Bravo, DJG Sammy, D Ramdin, KA Pollard, DM Bravo, SP Narine, Johnson Charles, JO Holder
England Vs. Sri Lanka Live Score - 8th ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Match
In the 8th encounter at the Kennington Oval in London, England will be locking horns with Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 tournament. Sri Lanka which faced a loss in their first fixture against New Zealand by one wicket will be looking forward to make a comeback against England. However the hosts are no easy competitors and after beating Australia they will be on a high. For one it is the battle to be in the race while for the other it’s an opportunity to make space in the semi finals. It will be really interesting to see these teams clashing at Oval.
Match Venue and Date
In the 8th ICC Champions Trophy match, England will be taking on to Sri Lanka. The match will be played at Kennington Oval in London on June 13, 2013 at 1:00 pm (local time).
England
Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell taking care of the opening order of the team’s batting, England seems to be a balanced team with an attacking ordeal. Clinching the title of the man of the match in the last game Ian Bell is looking well in form. His last inning of 91 runs is what needed to make the team triumph this Champions Trophy season and get the first ever 50 overs ODI win. For the best middle order performance team needs the performance from Eoin Morgan. This match will also witness return of Ravi Bopara and further strengthening the team in the lower orders are youngsters like Jos Butler and Joe Root.
However the real strength of the team England lies in their bowling. There are names like Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Tim Bresnan who will be crucial from the team this time as well. What gives England team an upper hand in this tournament is their familiarity with the local climate and pitch conditions. James Tredwell will be replacing Graeme Swann who is injured. For the last position in the bowling order either Ravi Bopara or Joe Root will get the chance.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has not being able to impress the audience with their play in the last two matches. I first lost against India in the warm up match then it faced a defeat at Cardiff playing against Kiwis. The most concerning aspect of their play against New Zealand was their batting where team got back to pavilion at just 138 runs within 38 overs. In the batting department none of the players were able to stabilize themselves apart from Kumar Sangakkara who knocked out 68 runs. There is no doubt in the fact that the Sri Lankan team has enough talent to take on other teams but they need to show it on the pitch.
In bowling the Sri Lankan players very brilliant against the New Zealand team where they took 9 wickets. Malinga clinching 4 wickets with his yorked deliveries broke batting order of the kiwis easily. Shaminda Eranga along with Rangana Herath backed him appropriately. Tilakaratne Dilshan bowling with 1.84 economy and picking a wicket also was helpful.
Probable Team Squads
England: Alastair Cook (c), Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, OS Butler, Tim Bresnan, James Tredwell, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimane, Shaminda Eranga, Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath
Australia Vs. New Zealand Live Score - Match Updates Champions Trophy 2013
In the 7th ICC Champions Trophy encounter, Group A toppers New Zealand is all set to take on to Aussies at Edgbaston, Birmingham on June 12, 2013 Wednesday. For the Australian team this match is really crucial as they have already lost their first fixture against England. On the other side New Zealand is the only team whose net run rate has crossed the mark of unity and it will be looking forward to continue with their impressive performance.
Match Venue and Date
Australia and New Zealand will be locking horns in a stiff fight at the 7th ICC Champions Trophy match. The game is scheduled at Edgbaston, Birmingham on June 12, 2013 at 10:30am (local time).
Australia
For the Australian team this Champions Trophy season has started at a low. First the team faced a brutal loss against India in the warm up match and then lost their first against the hosts England. Their batting performance has raised concern for the team. They got wind up for just 65 runs against while in their match against England only 3 players were able to cross 25 runs score. David Warner with a 0 in first and 9 in second fixture is not in his form; also Shane Watson who raised hopes with his ton against West Indies in the Warm up match was not able to take on the heat against England. Presence of Captain Michael Clarke being still in low waters, Watson needs to pull up his performance to lead the team. Phil Hughes along with George Bailey showed some impressive play in the last inning but still need to stay for long on the pitch.
In bowling pacers like Clint McKay were beneficial in the last match. James Faulkner also strengthened the team picking 2 wickets while Shane Watson added one more figure to the wickets making Cook to rest in pavilion. However looking at the importance of the spinners in the recent matches, Mitchell Marsh can be replaced for Xavier Doherty in the team.
New Zealand
What a breath taking encounter it was where New Zealand finally got to clinch the victory against Sri Lanka scalping the wicket of Lasith Malinga. In the batting order there were no such impressive performances as the players displayed against England in the ODI series. Making a good start, Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill and Nathan McCullum but were not able to stay for long on the pitch. Captain Brendon McCullum who played an inning of 18-49 also seemed to be baffled by the bowlers easily. With 5 LBWs against them in the last match, the Kiwi team needs to look out their conduct in the matches.
In bowling Kyle Mills fetched the first Sri Lankan wicket at his first delivery giving New Zealand an ideal start. Clinching 4 wickets, the youngster Mitchell McClenaghan got every one’s attention and will be a crucial player in this match as well. In spinning department Daniel Vettori and Nathan McCullum proved to be lethal for the Sri Lankan team picking 1 and 2 wickets respectively.
Probable Team Squads
Australia Team: MJ Clarke, MG Johnson, SR Watson, SE Marsh, AC Voges, GJ Bailey, XJ Doherty, PJ Hughes, DA Warner, CJ McKay, MS Wade, GJ Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, James Faulkner, Nathan Coulter-Nile,
New Zealand Team: JEC Franklin, BB McCullum, DL Vettori, LRPL Taylor, KD Mills, L Ronchi, GD Elliott, TG Southee, MJ Guptill, TA Boult, NL McCullum, KS Williamson, MJ McClenaghan, Colin Munro, Andrew Ellis
India Vs. West Indies Champions Trophy 2013 Live Score - Match Preview
After marking a win against South Africa, India is all geared up to play its second game in the ICC Champions Trophy where it will be facing West Indies in the 6th Champions Trophy match. On the other side West Indies is also coming from a straight win where it smashed Pakistan. Making their first leads in the ICC tournament it will be interesting to see these two teams fight for the early lead in the battle at the Kennington Oval in London.
Match Venue and Date
In the 6th ICC Champions Trophy match India will betaking on to West Indies at the Oval, London. The match will be played on June 11th, 2013 starting at 3:00 pm (IST).
India
Indian team put up a highly impressive performance against South Africa in their first match. Shikhar Dhawan opening with Rohit Sharma made a marking partnership of 127 runs leading team to victory. Making the play of Indian team more impressive was the stability of the middle order batsmen. Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina and summing up Skipper MS Dhoni all went on a run spree against the SA bowlers. Not only the spinners but the younger talent of the Indian also handled pacers from South African players easily. All rounder Ravindra Jadeja coupled with R Ashwin has provided the extra security to the team.
Bowling has being always being the concern of the Indian team. This tournament has also seen some of the woes in the bowling order. Umesh Yadav who impressed everyone with his deliveries against Australia in the warm up match was not able to maintain his accuracy against South Africa. Ishant Sharma simply leaked runs touching the economy of 8.50runs/over, made skipper Dhoni to introduce Suresh Raina for 6 overs. However the spinners Jadeja and Ashwin were able to restrict the SA batsmen. Fielding is being the real strength of the team in this tournament just there are concerns with the bowling.
West Indies
West Indies started impressively against the Pakistan bowlers but at the end they simply lost control over the match losing their 8 wickets. Though the team marked a 2 wickets win against Pakistan but it is a deal of concern for the team. The opening batting order of the team included Johnson Charles, Darren Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan. They all simple succumbed against the Pakistan bowlers getting back to pavilion without scoring double digit runs. The rest of the lineup also failed to impress the fans and show cased no impressive play. This time West Indies team needs to work on all the loop holes they have. Also one of the important aspects is to maintain a profitable partnership together.
In the bowling section team was simple appreciable with its bowlers working with accuracy, technique and pace. Declining the Pakistan team first to 15/3 and then taking them to 110/7 was very impressive. Combo of Kemar Roach and Sunil Narine were very crucial in restricting the Pakistan batsmen. Captain Dwayne Bravo was also impressive with his deliveries. Also Kieron Pollard was able to put up a good play.
Probable Team Squad
India Team: IK Pathan, KD Karthik, I Sharma, MS Dhoni, RG Sharma, SK Raina, V Kohli, A Mishra, M Vijay, R Vinay Kumar, RA Jadeja, S Dhawan, R Ashwin, B Kumar, U Yadav,
West Indies Team: CH Gayle, KAJ Roach, RR Sarwan, TL Best, MN Samuels, DS Smith, R Rampaul, DJ Bravo, DJG Sammy, D Ramdin, KA Pollard, DM Bravo, SP Narine, Johnson Charles, JO Holder
Pakistan Vs. South Africa Live Score - Champions Trophy 2013 Match Preview
The teams that are gearing up for the 5th battle in the ICC Champions Trophy are Pakistan and South Africa. Both these teams will be fighting a tough must win battle as they lost their opening matches to West Indies and India inline. Based on probable mathematical stats the team which will end with a loss on their side is going to be pushed to the very bottom in ranking indeed.
Match Venue and Date
The 5th ICC Champions Trophy match will be played between Pakistan and South Africa at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The match is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm on June 10, 2013.
Pakistan
In their first battle against the West Indies, Pakistan was not able to pull up their performance to even an average mark and got back to pavilion for just 170 runs score. None of the batsmen in the Pakistan team were able to impress apart from skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and Nasir Jamshed. Captain played a 96* runs while none of the other players even made it to double figures run. The batting order of the team needs to be boosted. This is necessary for Pakistan wants to win against the South African team and make a lead.
The bowling has being the real strength of the team and the Pakistan bowlers did created a stir in the West Indies line up picking 8 wickets. However woeful batting performances lead all the bowling efforts of the team to get in vain. Saeed Ajmal who picked up two early crucial wickets giving just 38 runs proved why he is enjoying the world’s no.2 ODI bowler ranking. Pacer Mohammad Irfan clinching 3 wickets with his bullets also made an impact on the team. The duo Wahab Riaz and Junaid Khan are also threat for the SA batsmen.
South Africa
Losing against India for just 26 runs is something that will be keeping the South African team on fire. This match they will not be tolerating any team to get over them and weaken their chances of winning. Captain AB de Villiers who partnered a 124 runs inning with Robin Peterson will be looking forward for a win this time. Ryan McLaren is also an added advantage for the team.
Morne Morkel’s absence will be a concern for the team however pacer Dale Steyn will be looked forward to make his best. Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Rory Klienveldt and JP Duminy will be the one taking care of the rest. The team needs to put up an impressive play with their best to make some early leads in the ICC tournament.
Probable team squads
Pakistan Team: Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-Ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Abdur Rehman, Umar Amin, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Asad Ali, Ehsan Adil,
South Africa Team: AB De Villiers, M Morkel, DW Steyn, HM Amla, JP Duminy, RJ Peterson, LL Tsotsobe, R McLaren, RK Kleinveldt, DA Miller, CA Ingram, Faf Du Plessis, Farhaan Behardien, AN Petersen, AM Phangiso
Unrelenting Steyn mutes power hitters
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Dale Steyn can be an interesting yardstick to measure how good a batsman you are. Not for the first time in recent memory, he managed to suffocate the destructive Kieron Pollard
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