Summary Rest of the World captain
Shane Warne won the toss and elected to bat.
Adam Gilchrist and
Virender Sehwag gave the ROW a quick start. The MCC's Pakistani bowler
Umar Gul suffered a recurrence of a right knee injury, which meant he only bowled two overs before leaving the field. Pakistan spinner
Saeed Ajmal was introduced during the power play and he struck immediately, removing Gilchrist,
Kevin Pietersen,
Tamim Iqbal and
Shahid Afridi. However, this was then followed by a century stand between
Yuvraj Singh and
Paul Collingwood. Singh eventually scored a century as his late assault took the total to 293. Warne suffered a broken hand from the bowling of
Brett Lee. Warne was replaced in the field by South African all-rounder
Shaun Pollock. The MCC started well with both
Sachin Tendulkar and
Aaron Finch batting positively. Sri Lankan bowler
Muttiah Muralitharan removed Tendulkar before Collingwood was able to dismiss
Brian Lara and
Rahul Dravid off consecutive deliveries. Finch along with
Shivnarine Chanderpaul then took MCC home with Finch scoring 181 not out.
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