Lasith Malinga takes second hat trick- ICC 2011 World Cup fixture at Premadasa
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752 142/ all out in 43.1 overs
A fiery spell by Sri Lankan pace ace, Lasith Malinga, destroyed Kenya as the Africans stuttered to a low score for the third consecutive time in the World Cup.
Malinga captured 6 wickets including a hat-trick as the Lankans tore apart the middle and lower order of the Africans. The right armer, Malinga, became the first bowler to capture two hat-tricks in World Cups.
Bowling at a searing pace with a great deal of reverse swing he showed the Sri Lankan fans what they missed against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, as one after another, Kenyan batsmen failed to keep out his swinging yorkers.
Malinga was the man in charge of the demolition act taking one wicket after another, bowling the ball through an extremely effective slingy action.
The Kenyans started their innings on the back foot when they lost openers, Maurice Ouma, and Serene Waters cheaply. At this stage it looked like that they would crash to another poor total after their meek surrender against Pakistan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in their
first two matches.
The innings was held together through a solid partnership between Colins and David Obuya. The two were resolute in their approach taking the attack to the Lankans whenever an opportunity came, however, they were generally content at grinding their way through
against the probing bowling of the spinners, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajantha-c42419 Mendis.
The two added 94 runs in their association. The momentum was lost by the Africans as soon as the partnership was broken. Colins was bowled by Malinga after making 52 off 100 balls, his innings included 4 fours.
Angelo Mathews sent Steve Tikolo packing and immediately afterwards the slide started with Malinga started to reverse swing the ball.
The rest of the batting was blown away and Malinga ended with a 6 wicket haul conceding 38 runs in 7.4 overs of great hostility. The abject surrender once again highlighted the gulf between the minnows and the leading Test teams in the world.
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