LIVE match analysis, Pakistan v Kenya- Kenyan bowlers look to attack
TOSS REPORT
Pakistan has won the toss and decided to bat first.
We analyse how the Kenyan bowlers would perform against a rejuvenated Pakistan team, that is set to go all guns blazing against the relatively weak bowling attack of the minnows.
Apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, no other African team has the skill and the competency to make a serious impact during the mega event. Kenya is one team which has been playing International Cricket for some time now and has a great tendency of staging upsets in the World cup. Kenya would play against Pakistan today and they would have to bowl exceptionally well in order to create some sort of impact on the in-form Pakistani batting line-up.
If we consider the SWOT analysis of Kenya’s bowling then we would see that they have some interesting dynamics within their team. If we look at the strengths of the Kenyan bowling than we would see that their bowling department has got some a number of positives.
The basic “strength” of the Kenyan bowling line-up is Steve Tikolo. Steve Tikolo is the most experienced player of the Kenyan side and has a great tendency of delivering an all round performance for his team. Tikolo has played 130 Matches in One day cricket and has taken 93 wickets in them. He would be quite handy against Pakistan and possesses the capability of picking important wickets in different phases of his spells.
He is also capable of bowling effective off break and could be used during the middle over’s against Pakistan. Thomas Odoyo is another bowler who can be considered as a strength of the Kenyan bowling line-up. Thomas Odoyo has played 130 Matches and has taken 138 wickets in them.
He is another talented all rounder in Kenyan bowling department and has a great tendency of bowling some economical spells during the middle over’s. James Kamande would be vital for the minnows especially when they try to restrict Pakistan batting first. Kamande, who is also the captain of the Kenyan side, is a capable off spinner.
He possesses a quicker ball and can effectively turn the ball during his spells. He could easily tie down the Pakistani middle order batsmen. If we consider the “weaknesses” of Kenyan bowling then we would see that apart from three bowlers they don’t have many options at their disposal and hence would have to rely on part timers.
They have bowlers like James Ngoche, Shem Ngoche and Nehemiah Odhiambo in their squad and all these bowlers have not had much experience playing International Cricket against test playing nations. Another major problem for the Kenyan bowlers is the fact that they don’t have a specialist “fast bowler” in their squad. They only have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nehemiah-Odhiambo-c79044 as a fast bowling option.
They have different all rounder’s in their team and one cannot expect them to do the job for Kenya all the time. There is a chance that Pakistani batsmen might take full advantage of this weakness in the bowling department of Kenya.
Kenyan bowlers would have some “opportunity” to deliver a respectable performance in the Match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. Pakistani batsmen are known for their slow starts and there is a huge chance that they might not be able to perform their best in the opening Match of the tournament.
This is where bowlers like Steve Tikolo, James Kamande, Thomas Odoyo should shine for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752 and should capitalize on the weak areas of the Pakistani batting line-up. Pakistani middle order can succumb to pressure and if Kenyan bowlers can bowl some stingy overs to curb the run rate then there is a chance that their bowlers might get some vital wickets against the opposition.
There are a lot of “threats” for the Kenyan bowling line-up in the first Match and all their bowlers would have to be at their best during their Match against Pakistan. As Kenya does not have the required fire power in their bowling than there is a chance that they might get severely punished by the Pakistani bowlers.
Pakistani batsmen are already under a lot of pressure and they would definitely be looking to take on the Kenyan bowling. Overall, Kenyan bowlers would have to be at their best in order to make some sort of impact in their Match against Pakistan.
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