<span class=normal> However, to make the two teams even, Pakistani cricketers Imran Nazir and Shoaib Malik decided to play for Salmans team thereby avoiding any possibility of a one-sided match. The match was a 15 over game and Shoaib Akhtars team made 120 batting first. For Sallus team it was Mahesh Manjrekar and Imran Nazir who opened the batting. Imran, in particular, got the team off to a flier smashing many boundaries.</span>