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Nathan Astle 51 of New Zealand and Nasser Hussain 45 of England were the only prominent scorers for the Rest of the World XI as the other batsmen submitted meekly to the spin of Saqlain 4/45 and India8217;s Nikhil Chopra 2/37.

SCOREBOARD

Rest of the World XI: Neil Johnson c Mongia b Srinath 7, Alec Stewart c Mongia b Akram 5, Nasser Hussain c Kumble b Chopra 45, Nathan Astle b Saqlain 51, Graham Thorpe c Azharuddin b Chopra 6, Stuart Law st Mongia b Saqlain 25, Chris Cairns c Akram b Saqlain 18, Ben Hollioake not out 23, Heath Streak c Azharuddin b Saqlain 17, Allan Mullally not out 0; Extras: lb19, nb3 22; Total for 8 wickets in 50 overs 219

Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-16, 3-113, 4-125, 5-127, 6-172, 7-182, 8-218.

Bowling: Akram 10-1-33-1, Srinath 10-2-30-1, Kumble 7-0-31-0, Prasad 5-0-24-0, Saqlain 10-0-45-4, Chopra 8-0-37-2.