Kenya fight back strongly to win
Kaushal (60) top scorer for Sri Lanka 'A':
CRICKET: Kenya edged out Sri Lanka 'A' by two wickets in the third
match of the Triangular limited overs tournament match played at the
Gymkhana Club grounds in Nairobi yesterday.
Kenya after dismissing Sri Lanka 'A' for 194 runs reached their
target scoring 195 for 8 with five overs to spare. Opener Ouma gave
Kenya a flying start with a solid half century and the innings was
consolidated by Mishra (48) and Kamande (23).
Ouma combined with Mishra to steady the run chase after paceman
Chanaka Welegedera had struck twice in successive deliveries to leave
Kenya struggling at 14 for 2.
Both batsmen batted quite aggressively and Ouma turned on the heat in
the 17th over when he smashed Dammika Prasad for four boundaries to
propel Kenya comfortably ahead of the required rate.
Kenya were well placed at 101 for 2 at one stage but Sri Lanka 'A'
came back into the game through some splendid bowling from Rangana
Herath and Kaushal Lokuarachchi. As a result Kenya slumped to 150 for 6
before Thomas Odoyo found good support from Jimmy Kamande and the pair
took Kenya closer towards their total.
Earlier Peter Ongondo captured five wickets for 30 runs as Sri Lanka
A were all out for 194 in 48 overs. Ongondo produced a fine opening
spell and grabbed the first three wickets and then came back to knock
over the late order batsmen with Sri Lanka A failing to complete their
allotted quota of 50 overs.
Wicket keeper batsman Kaushal Silva hit a top score of 60 and made
sure that his team reached respectable total at the end. Silva and
Kaushal Lokuarachchi put on 61 for the sixth wicket, before Kamande had
Lokuarachchi trapped leg-before.
SRI LANKA ‘A’
ML Udawatte c Kamande b Ongondo 0
MDK Perera c Kamande b Ongondo 16
BSM Warnapura c Ouma b Ongondo 14
CK Kapugedera c Ouma b Odhiambo 9
JK Silva run out (Mishra) 60
SHT Kandamby c & b Odoyo 12
KS Lokuarachchi lbw b Kamande 28
KTGD Prasad c Onyango b Ongondo 31
HMRKB Herath c CO Obuya b Ongondo 3
KMDN Kulasekara not out 1
UWMBCA Welegedara run out (Mishra) 0
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 4, w 11, nb 1) 20
TOTAL (all out; 48 overs) 194
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-0, 2-29, 3-40, 4-54, 5-81,
6-142, 7-186, 8-192, 9-194.
BOWLING: PJ Ongondo 9-0-30-5, LN Onyango 8-2-29-0, N Odhiambo 9-1-32-1,
TM Odoyo 6-1-17-1, JK Kamande 9-0-45-1, HA Varaiya 7-0-33-0
KENYA
MA Ouma c Warnapura b Herath 62
DO Obuya c Warnapura b Welegedara 7
N Odhiambo b Welegedara 0
T Mishra c Udawatte b Herath 48
CO Obuya c Silva b Lokuarachchi 10
TM Odoyo not out 24
A Obanda run out (Lokuarachchi) 0
JK Kamande b Kulasekara 23
LN Onyango c Lokuarachchi b Kulasekara 8
HA Varaiya not out 0
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 1, w 5, nb 4) 13
TOTAL (8 wickets; 45.2 overs) 195
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-14, 2-14, 3-101, 4-120,
5-150, 6-150, 7-185, 8-193
BOWLING: KMDN Kulasekara 10-1-39-2, UWMBCA Welegedara 7-2-29-2,
KTGD Prasad 7-0-61-0, HMRKB Herath 10-1-20-2,
KS Lokuarachchi 9.2-1-33-1, MDK Perera 2-0-9-0. |
