Kenya v Nigeria: ICC Africa Region Division One Twenty20 – Match Recap
Nigeria crushed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Africa Region Division One Twenty20 tournament, which took place at Kyambogo Cricket Ground, Kampala on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
After winning the crucial toss, the Nigerian skipper, Endurance Ofem, choose to field first, seeking a few wickets with the new ball as there was some grass on the pitch. However, the Nigerian seamers let their skipper down, failing to pick up a wicket till
the ninth over of the game.
The Kenyan opening batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-c54739 Allan and Jignesh Hirani, showed a lot of character, nudging the ball around without wasting any opportunity to punish loose deliveries. They put together a fine 66-run partnership before Hirani lost his wicket following
a huge mix-up.
While the 18-year-old batsman ran himself out after scoring a steady knock of 13 runs, Allan continued to play his blistering strokes all around the wicket. He gathered 48 runs with the help of nine lovely boundaries before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adekunle-Adegbola-c41982 bowled him out
with a beautiful in-swinger.
After the departure of two openers, the Nigerian bowlers tightened their grip on the game, picking up the last nine wickets for just 41 runs. As a result, no Kenyan could manage to reach double figures except Joseph Ochiend who hit a solid innings of 19
runs, guiding his side to a total of 107.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Endurance-Ofem-c56012 and Adegbola claimed one wicket each, 13 extra runs was the only error in an outstanding performance by the Nigerian bowling attack.
Chasing a meagre total of 108, the Nigerian side took a reasonable start with a brutal 15-run-knock by the opening batsman, Ademola Onikoyi. However, the side lost a couple of wickets in a quick succession which put a little pressure on the batsmen to come.
While Onikoyi gifted his wicket to Vinit Shikotra, the second opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Olajide-Bejide-c80157 and Adegbola consolidated
the innings, racking up an excellent 30-run stand for the fifth wicket.
The Kenyans picked up Adegbola and Bejide at individual scores of 36 and 17 respectively but they had taken their side to comfort zone before their fall. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Akabogu-Okwudili-c42504 finished the affair with a charming boundary as the Nigerians overhauled the target
for the loss of seven wickets with one ball to spare.
From the Kenyan bowling department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vinit-Jayesh-Shikotra-c95372 and Siddhant Taneja claimed two wickets apiece while Raj Savala, Allan and Raj Shikotra walked out of the park with one wicket each to their credit.
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