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Asia XI completes sweep

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CHENNAI: Until Justin Kemp, the captain, was around, swatting sixes and generally treating the ball as if it were a fly, Africa XI was in with a chance. Kemp (86, 78b, 3x4, 7x6) and Pollock (58 not out, 49b, 3x4, 2x6) produced a rearguard action, putting on 122 in 88 balls, but Harbhajan Singh bowled a tidy last over to ensure a 13-run win for Asia XI at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday.

In the event, Asia blanked Africa 3-0 in the Afro-Asia Cup cricket tournament.

The scores:

Asia XI: 331 for eight in 50 overs.

Africa XI: A.B. de Villers c Mortaza b Rafique 70, V. Sibanda st. Dhoni b Rafique 45, B. Dippenaar c Yuvraj b Rafique 0, S. Tikolo st. Dhoni b Harbhajan 11, J. Kemp b Rafique 86, M. Boucher st. Dhoni b Harbhajan 7, S. Pollock (not out) 58, E. Chigumbura b Harbhajan 4, J. Botha (not out) 18; Extras (lb-9, nb-1, w-9): 19; Total (for seven wkts. in 50 overs): 318.

Power Plays: PP1: 1-10: 66/0; PP2: 11-15: 92/0; PP3: 20-24: 141/4.

Fall of wickets: 1-117, 2-117, 3-138, 4-149, 5-159, 6-281, 7-290.

Asia XI bowling: Asif 10-1-62-0, Mortaza 9-1-51-0, Rafique 10-0-65-4, Jayasuriya 10-0-73-0, Harbhajan 10-0-48-3, Yuvraj 1-0-10-0.

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