http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saad-Khalid-c87740 shines with the ball as Kuwait restrict Nigeria to 153
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Botswana-c2857. The African team was cleaned up for 153 in 49.4 overs, courtesy a tremendous bowling spell by Saad
Khalid.
Toss was won by Kuwait’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hisham-Mirza-c63244, who elected to field first. The pitch had some assistance for the bowlers and the Nigerian batsmen didn’t have the technique to cope with bowling friendly conditions.
Opening batsman, Ramit Gill, was dismissed in the very first over without troubling the scorers. He was followed by the team’s first-drop batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Segun-Olayinka-c89153, who could only manage eight runs in the innings.
Wicketkeeper and opening batsman, Ademola Onikoyi, looked to attack the bowlers. However, he was unable to last long at the crease and was dismissed after adding 20 runs to the total from just 19 balls. He struck three fours and one towering six in his cameo
innings.
Nigeria’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Endurance-Ofem-c56012, was the next man to be dismissed after adding just two runs to the total. He was followed by two more quick wickets and the team was struggling at 91 for six.
Sean Philips and Kunle Adegbola offered some resistance in the middle overs, scoring a 55-run stand for the seventh wicket. Philips top scored the innings with a brilliant knock of 75 runs off 125 balls. He struck nine beautiful fours in his innings, but
got out in an attempt to lift the run-rate.
Adegbola stayed at the crease for a long time, but was unable to capitalize on the start he got to his innings. He was sent back to the pavilion after adding 17 runs to the total from 41 deliveries. Nigeria was able to take the score past 150 and they were
helped by 15 extras given by the opposition bowlers.
Saad Khalid was in menacing form, as he picked up a five-wicket haul in the match. The paceman bowled accurately with consistent line and length, not allowing the batsmen to free their arms and score runs. His new ball partner, Muhammad Murad, also did a
good job and dismissed one batsman in the game.
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