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.
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.