India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Anil Kumble made way for Harbhajan Singh.
Kenya made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
Steve Tikolo, the Kenyan skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Their openers put on 75. Ravindu Shah faced 52 balls, scoring 34. His innings included three boundaries. Twenty-one overs into the match, Zaheer Khan ran him out.
Tikolo, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Khan. Harbhajan broke the six-run stand. Kennedy Otieno, who faced 134 balls, scored 79. His innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. A hundred balls later, Harbhajan broke the 76-run stand.
Thomas Odoyo, who faced 55 balls, scored 32. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Sixteen balls later, Dinesh Mongia trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the eight-run partnership.
Maurice Odumbe, who faced 24 balls, scored 34. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten. Collins Obuya, Otieno’s younger brother, faced 11 balls, scoring eight. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Javagal Srinath broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 26.
Peter Ongondo had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just eight. HiS(ach)innings included a boundary. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Srinath broke the 15-run partnership. Suji faced six balls, scoring 11. His (Mart)innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 16 extras. Kenya scored 225 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. Khan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53.
Ashish Nehra bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30. Mongia, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Srinath and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 41.
Virender Sehwag, who faced eight balls, scored three. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Tikolo. Odoyo broke the five-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced a dozen balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. S(uj)ixteen balls later, he was caught by Tony off the bowling of his older brother, Martin, who broke the six-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s captain, was adjudged the player of the match. He faced 120 balls, scoring 107. His innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 13 balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. Twenty-seven balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, Odoyo trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 13-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 73 balls, scored 32. His innings included three boundaries. Obuya took a catch off his own bowling, breaking the 121-ball stand, which was worth 84. Yuvraj faced 64 balls, scoring 58. His innings included seven boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Kenya conceded 16 extras. India scored 226 for the loss of four wickets off 47.5 overs, winning by six wickets with 13 balls to spare. Odumbe, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Ongondo, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Tikolo, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 36. Tony, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 25.
Obuya bowled 9.5 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50 and picked up a wicket. Martin bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket. Odoyo, who bowled seven overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Steve Tikolo, the Kenyan skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Their openers put on 75. Ravindu Shah faced 52 balls, scoring 34. His innings included three boundaries. Twenty-one overs into the match, Zaheer Khan ran him out.
Tikolo, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Khan. Harbhajan broke the six-run stand. Kennedy Otieno, who faced 134 balls, scored 79. His innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. A hundred balls later, Harbhajan broke the 76-run stand.
Thomas Odoyo, who faced 55 balls, scored 32. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Sixteen balls later, Dinesh Mongia trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the eight-run partnership.
Maurice Odumbe, who faced 24 balls, scored 34. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten. Collins Obuya, Otieno’s younger brother, faced 11 balls, scoring eight. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Javagal Srinath broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 26.
Peter Ongondo had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just eight. HiS(ach)innings included a boundary. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Srinath broke the 15-run partnership. Suji faced six balls, scoring 11. His (Mart)innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 16 extras. Kenya scored 225 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. Khan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53.
Ashish Nehra bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30. Mongia, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Srinath and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 41.
Virender Sehwag, who faced eight balls, scored three. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Tikolo. Odoyo broke the five-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced a dozen balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. S(uj)ixteen balls later, he was caught by Tony off the bowling of his older brother, Martin, who broke the six-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s captain, was adjudged the player of the match. He faced 120 balls, scoring 107. His innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 13 balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. Twenty-seven balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, Odoyo trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 13-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 73 balls, scored 32. His innings included three boundaries. Obuya took a catch off his own bowling, breaking the 121-ball stand, which was worth 84. Yuvraj faced 64 balls, scoring 58. His innings included seven boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Kenya conceded 16 extras. India scored 226 for the loss of four wickets off 47.5 overs, winning by six wickets with 13 balls to spare. Odumbe, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Ongondo, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Tikolo, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 36. Tony, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 25.
Obuya bowled 9.5 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50 and picked up a wicket. Martin bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket. Odoyo, who bowled seven overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.
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