ɪnðɪ ˌɔːstɹɐlˈeɪʒən zˈoʊn ɐ ɹᵻbˈɪldɪŋ məlˈeɪə sˈuːn təbi məlˈeɪʒə, wɪð nˈoʊ hˈoʊldˈoʊvɚz fɹʌm ɪts tʃˈæmpiən tˈiːmz ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ˈɪndiə ˈeɪt wˈʌn ænd ɔːstɹˈeɪliə nˈaɪn zˈiəɹoʊ tʊ ɐdvˈæns tə ðɪ ˌɪntɚzˈoʊn plˈeɪɔfs.
In the Australasian zone a rebuilding Malaya (soon to be Malaysia), with no hold-overs from its champion teams of the 1950s, defeated India (8–1) and Australia (9–0) to advance to the inter-zone playoffs.