{"id":3235,"date":"2025-05-21T18:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/kuwait\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:34:12","slug":"desert-showdowns-rising-stars-with-kuwait-cricket-season-wraps-with-a-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/kuwait\/en\/news\/desert-showdowns-rising-stars-with-kuwait-cricket-season-wraps-with-a-bang\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Showdowns &amp; Rising Stars with Kuwait Cricket Season Wraps with a Bang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"520\">Kuwait\u2019s cricket scene just wrapped an intense season, with the <strong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"332\">KCC T20 Desert Emerging League<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"369\">Desert Challenger League<\/strong> both closing out in style. 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