LIVE - Nigeria v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 - Toss Report and Preview
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nigeria-c2970 is set to take on Kenya in the 3rd Place Play Off, today, Friday, July 15, 2011, at the Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala.
The fixture comes as the third and fourth position match before the eventual decider, to wrap up the ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 (T20) series.
The competition initially kicked off on Saturday, July 09, 2011, at Kampala in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Uganda-c3031, with all the matches played at Kyambogo Cricket Ground and Lugogo Cricket Oval venues.
The series’ fixtures involved a total of 22 games, including the last two decisive games for the first to third positions.
As for the tournament position game, the Nigerian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Endurance-Ofem-c56012, won the toss and forced the Kenyans into batting.
This will be the third time for the two teams to face each other in the tournament. Initially, the two participants contended in their first match on July 10 at the Kyambogo Cricket Ground. The game resulted in an impressive Nigerian win with 8 wickets.
The teams then came head to head on the same venue on July 13, where Nigeria once again secured a crucial win with one ball to spare.
The 3rd Position Play Off therefore, comes as an opportunity for the Kenyan skipper, Kennedy Ochieng, and his players to regain their goodwill and mark a fair spot on the tournament standings.
With the Kenyans up for batting, the team’s top order, featuring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Ali-Karim-c64454 and Joseph Ochieng, will have to pave a stable start for the side in order for the middle order to continue building a competitive total against the
able Nigerian chasers.
The batsmen will also have to stay wary of the Nigerian bowling attack, including Chibuike Iteogu, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Olalekan-Awolowo-c80158.
In contrast, the Kenyan bowlers will be looking into making an early breakthrough in the Nigerian opening order. The Nigerian danger-men, Ademola Onikoyi, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yashpal-Sharma-c98225, and the skipper Ofem, will also offer some resistance to the Kenyan bowlers.
At the same time, the Nigerian batsmen must also keep an eye out for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vinit-Jayesh-Shikotra-c95372 and Raj Savala, as the Kenyan bowlers have been quite consistent in their wicket taking streaks.
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