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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Johannesburg, Nov 1 (IANS\/CMC) Highveld Lions are hoping Chris Gayle&rsquo;s explosive batting at the top of the order can be the catalyst to their success in the upcoming Ram Slam Twenty20 League which bowls off here Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The West Indies left-hander is one of five Caribbean players who will campaign in the South African domestic competition, and a lot will be expected from him when the Lions face Dolphins in their opening game, reports CMC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a match-winner - we&rsquo;ve seen him in the IPL and playing for the West Indies,&rdquo; coach Geoffrey Toyana said of Gayle.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;If he gets in and gets going we are going to have some fun.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Gayle is one of the most sought after T20 batsmen in the world and has played in most of the competitions popping up across the globe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">A clean hitter of the ball, Gayle has plundered T20 hundreds in every league in which he has played, and also has the ability bat deep into the innings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">With the Lions having struggled with sound partnerships at the top of the order, Toyana hopes Gayle can help to address this deficiency.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;If he can come through for us then he can give us the sort of starts that we&rsquo;re looking for because in this format it&rsquo;s all about how you start and we didn&rsquo;t start well last year.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Dolphins have on their roster West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo but he is expected to miss Sunday&rsquo;s opener.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">--IANS\/CMC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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