Kenya v Nigeria: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Africa Region Division One Twenty20 - First Innings report
Kenya and Nigeria are meeting head-on in the ICC Africa region Division one T20 match, scheduled to be played at the Kyambogo Cricket Ground, Kampala (neutral venue). The fixture started at 0900 local time today on July 13, 2011.
Nigerian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-c54739 Allan and Jignesh Hirani opened the batting for the Kenyan team.
Together the openers started off well and developed a good partnership. Hard-hitter Allan remained very expensive for the Nigerian team as he blasted an innings of 48 runs off 34 balls with the help of 9 boundaries.
Kenya seemed to have the desired start until http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adekunle-Adegbola-c41982 struck in the 4th delivery of the 9th over and Hirani was given run out. This marked the end of the 66-run opening partnership.
Next batsman to come on the crease from the Kenyan side was wicket-keeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752 at 66/2 at the end of the 9th over.
Joseph Ochieng came in to join Karim and they added 15 runs to the score-board. Off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 wicket for Nigerians, leaving Kenya at 81/3.
The Kenyan middle-order could not stand for long in front of the Nigerian off-spinner. Skipper Ochieng and middle-order batsman Harrison Angila were taken out by Awolowo, on consecutive deliveries of the 15th over.
This big blow left Kenya at a meagre figure of 89/5. Right-handed batsman Raj Shikotra was the next batsman to join Joseph Ochieng but could not stand for long. He got run out in the 17th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 Ndandason was the next batsman to leave the crease, which put Kenya in trouble. Up till then, Kenyan team was at a score of 103/7.
The second highest scorer of the Kenyan innings, Joseph Ochieng, got out at the 3rd delivery of the 19th over. This breakthrough was again provided by the off-spinner Awolowo.
The 16-year-old Raj Savala was sent back at duck by Awolowo, who remained quite successful in the 19th over, taking out 2 players.
The last batsman to leave the crease was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vinit-Jayesh-Shikotra-c95372 who scored 3 off 8 balls. This dismissal marked the end of the Kenyan innings at a total of 107 runs. Spinner Awolowo was the leading Nigerian bowler who took 5 wickets in the 4 overs he bowled.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yashpal-Sharma-c98225 will open the Nigerian batting after the Interval.
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