Obuya brothers steady the innings for Kenya against Sri Lanka
Kenya were in a somewhat better position in their match of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The wicket was very good for batting as there was not much assistance for the bowlers in it. However, there was some turn off the track, but it was slow and not threatening for the batsmen.
The start to the Kenyan innings was dismal, as they lost their openers very early in the match. However, the Obuya brothers, David and Collins rescued their team from trouble and scored an unbeaten 72 run partnership for the third wicket, until half way
through the innings.
The Africans started their innings with wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Waters-c2557. However, Ouma didn’t last long as he was dismissed in the second over of the match, after scoring just one run.
He was given out after being struck on the pads in-front of the stumps, but he decided to review the decision. The replays confirmed that Ouma was out and he had to take the long walk back to the pavilion.
Five balls later, Waters was worked by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 and the umpire gave him out. The replays suggested that the ball would have missed the stumps easily, but Waters didn’t review the decision. He managed only three runs in his short stay at the wicket.
The fall of two quick wickets brought Obuya brothers in the middle. The pair tried to steady the ship for their team and made sure that they don’t lose any more wickets. They amassed a 50 partnership and carried onto the start they got. The pair also survived
a few close shouts, courtesy the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS).
At the end of 25 overs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Collins-c51521 was unbeaten on 43 off 79 balls whereas; David was not-out on 27 from 62.
The pair will be looking forward to bat steadily for at-least 10-15 more overs and then try to lift the run-rate.
On the other hand, the hosts will be looking forward to bowl http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802 took one wicket each for their team until half way through Kenya’s innings.
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