Paul Scholes ambled through the Rest of the World's defence to pullone back for the home side, before the referee decided he had seen enough and blew the whistle with a minute to go.
The left-handed Tamim produced some exquisite pull shots, showed complete disregard for England's cricketer of the year Graeme Swann, and blazed one drive through the covers off Anderson that was reminiscent of Aravinda de Silva.