World XI beat Kiwis by three wickets

A World XI put their humiliating weekend drubbing behind them Monday to beat New Zealand by three wickets here in the second one-day cricket match of a series to raise money for tsunami victims. New Zealand had the man of the match in century-maker Nathan Astle but the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) World XI put in a genuine team effort to overhaul the home side's 256-9 with more than two overs to spare.
Half centuries from Australian Matthew Elliott and Sri Lanka's Kumara Sangakkara as well as vital contributions from Australia's Andy Bichel and Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas down the order allowed the World XI to pull ahead when it counted.
Bichel may no longer be required by Ricky Ponting's Australian national side but no one did more to ensure New Zealand's defeat, taking 3-56 with the ball and following up with 37 runs from 38 balls, batting at number eight.
SCOREBOARD:

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NEW ZEALAND

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S.Fleming c and b Vaas                       14

N.Astle c Rhodes b Bichel                   109

M.Sinclair c Sangakkara b Klusener           30

C.Cairns c Warne b Klusener                   9

H.Marshall c Vaas b Muralitharan              6

C.McMillan c and b Jayasuriya                33

B. McCullum c Sangakkara b Bihel              0

D.Vettori not out                            26

J.Wilson c Klusener b Bichel                 11

K.Mills run out                               8

D.Tuffey not out                              0

EXTRAS: (LB-2, W-7, NB-1)                    10

TOTAL: (for nine wickets)                   256

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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-25, 2-107, 3-135, 4-148, 5-202, 6-205, 7-214, 8-233, 9-252.
BOWLING: Bichel 10-1-56-3, Vaas 5-0-35-1, Klusener 7-1-35-2 (1nb 1w), Jayasuriya 10-0-38-1 (2w), Warne 10-0-44-0 (3w), Muralitharan 8-0-46-1.

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WORLD XI

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M.Elliott c Sinclair b Astle                 57

N.Knight c McCallum b Cairns                 29

S.Jayasuriya c Marshall b Mills               4

G.Hick lbw Vettori                           24

K.Sangakkara c Marshall b Tuffey             51

J.Rhodes run out                             16

L.Klusener c and b                            4

A.Bichel not out                             37

C.Vaas not out                               23

EXTRAS: (LB-8, W-3, NB-1)                    12

TOTAL: (for seven wickets)                  257

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