Kenya v Ireland - ICC World Cricket League Championship, 2011-2013 - Live Cricket Scores and Update
Ireland 237 v Kenya 120 - Ireland won by 117 runs
On Monday, February 20, 2012, Ireland grabbed a win by 117 runs against Kenya in the 18th match of the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League Championship, at Mombasa Sports Club Ground.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751, which was clearly a better side on paper, chose to bat first after winning the toss, as they sought a tough total on the board while batting first.
Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PR-Stirling-c2200 hammered an opening stand of 31 runs before Kenya saw the back of Porterfield, who departed after scoring 14 runs off 19 deliveries.
Ireland, then suffered the loss of two quick wickets when Stirling perished after playing an innings of 23 runs, followed by the wicket of number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AR-Cusack-c1075, who fell cheaply after scoring only two runs.
The arrival of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Wilson-c1474 brought stability in the middle as both batsmen succeeded to halt the rampant bowling attack by Kenya.
The batsmen hammered the bowlers, which subsequently took the sting out of the young Kenyan bowling attack.
With 76 runs on the board, it was time for Wilson to walk back to the pavilion, as he lost his wicket after scoring an innings of 17 runs.
However, the demise of Wilson did not deter the batting side as they saw the arrival of their star batsman, Kevin O'Brien, on the crease which was another cause of concern for Kenya as they knew that they needed to stop the batsmen from forging a daunting partnership.
While O'Brien could muster only 19 runs before falling, the side still managed to amass a staggering tally of 237 runs on the board, with Joyce posting a stupendous knock of 88 runs.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HA-Varaiya-c1520, was the highest wicket taker from his side after bagging three Irish scalps.
Kenya while chasing the required target failed to prosper as the Irish bowlers proved too much for them to handle and faltered after posting just 120 runs in 35.1 overs.
Joyce was named as the Player of the Match for showing exceptional resolve while crafting an impressive innings.
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