Kenya Vs Ireland 2Nd Match
Tri-Nation Tournament in Kenya Ireland, Kenya, Zimbabwe in Kenya - 2008 (2008/09) · Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi · 18 October 2008
Ireland won by 86 runs
Ireland won by 86 runs. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 83 for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
- Date
- 18 October 2008
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 86 runs
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Steve Tikolo (Kenya)
- Debuts
- Seren Waters (Kenya), Rajesh Bhudia (Kenya)
- Umpires
- RB Tiffin and SR Modi
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat. Seren Waters and Rajesh Bhudia played their first ODIs.
Ireland batted first and made 285 for 6. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 83 off 52 balls, and William Porterfield made 41. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the fifth wicket between Andrew White and Kevin O'Brien. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Gymkhana Club Ground, 215 across 40 ODIs.
Chasing 286, Kenya made 199 all out. Jimmy Kamande top-scored with 42 off 48 balls, and Seren Waters made 41. Alex Cusack took 3 for 29 for Ireland.
Ireland won by 86 runs.
IRELAND: 285 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niall O'Brien | st Morris Ouma b Jimmy Kamande | 22 | 35 |
| William Porterfield | c Morris Ouma b Steve Tikolo | 41 | 55 |
| Gary Wilson | c & b Hiren Varaiya | 21 | 28 |
| Andre Botha | c & b Steve Tikolo | 17 | 23 |
| Andrew White | b Lameck Onyango | 40 | 55 |
| Kevin O'Brien | run out (Jimmy Kamande) | 83 | 52 |
| Alex Cusack | not out | 36 | 30 |
| Regan West | not out | 8 | 5 |
Did not bat: Peter Connell, Boyd Rankin, Kyle McCallan
Extras 17 · Total 285 for 6
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Ongondo | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rajesh Bhudia | 7 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Lameck Onyango | 6 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kamande | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Hiren Varaiya | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Steve Tikolo | 8 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Niall O'Brien, 12.5 ov), 2-76 (William Porterfield, 18.1 ov), 3-90 (Gary Wilson, 21.2 ov), 4-110 (Andre Botha, 26.4 ov), 5-192 (Andrew White, 37.5 ov), 6-265 (Kevin O'Brien, 45.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Niall O'Brien (22) and William Porterfield (33) | 55 | 76 |
| second | Gary Wilson (13) and William Porterfield (8) | 21 | 32 |
| third | Andre Botha (6) and Gary Wilson (8) | 14 | 19 |
| fourth | Andre Botha (11) and Andrew White (9) | 20 | 32 |
| fifth | Andrew White (31) and Kevin O'Brien (40) | 82 | 67 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (43) and Alex Cusack (25) | 73 | 47 |
| seventh | Regan West (8) and Alex Cusack (11) | 20 | 10 |
KENYA: 199 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Otieno | c Kevin O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 15 | 12 |
| Seren Waters | c & b Regan West | 41 | 74 |
| Rakep Patel | c Andre Botha b Regan West | 6 | 12 |
| Steve Tikolo | lbw b Kyle McCallan | 14 | 14 |
| Morris Ouma | b Andre Botha | 34 | 49 |
| Thomas Odoyo | b Alex Cusack | 23 | 33 |
| Jimmy Kamande | c Niall O'Brien b Alex Cusack | 42 | 48 |
| Rajesh Bhudia | c William Porterfield b Alex Cusack | 5 | 8 |
| Hiren Varaiya | lbw b Andrew White | 4 | 8 |
| Lameck Onyango | b Andrew White | 3 | 5 |
| Peter Ongondo | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 11 · Total 199 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Rankin | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Peter Connell | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Regan West | 10 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Andre Botha | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Kyle McCallan | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Alex Cusack | 6 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Andrew White | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Kennedy Otieno, 6.6 ov), 2-54 (Rakep Patel, 13.2 ov), 3-75 (Seren Waters, 17.5 ov), 4-86 (Steve Tikolo, 20.5 ov), 5-122 (Thomas Odoyo, 29.1 ov), 6-164 (Morris Ouma, 35.4 ov), 7-177 (Rajesh Bhudia, 38.1 ov), 8-188 (Hiren Varaiya, 40.6 ov), 9-197 (Lameck Onyango, 42.6 ov), 10-199 (Jimmy Kamande, 43.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kennedy Otieno (15) and Seren Waters (20) | 39 | 42 |
| second | Rakep Patel (6) and Seren Waters (7) | 15 | 38 |
| third | Steve Tikolo (0) and Seren Waters (14) | 21 | 27 |
| fourth | Steve Tikolo (10) and Morris Ouma (1) | 11 | 12 |
| fifth | Thomas Odoyo (23) and Morris Ouma (14) | 36 | 62 |
| sixth | Jimmy Kamande (22) and Morris Ouma (19) | 42 | 40 |
| seventh | Jimmy Kamande (8) and Rajesh Bhudia (5) | 13 | 15 |
| eighth | Jimmy Kamande (0) and Hiren Varaiya (4) | 11 | 17 |
| ninth | Lameck Onyango (3) and Jimmy Kamande (4) | 9 | 12 |
| tenth | Jimmy Kamande (1) and Peter Ongondo (0) | 2 | 6 |
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