Kenya Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
KCA Centenary Tournament Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Kenya - 1996 (1996/97) · Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi · 28 September 1996
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 116 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 116 balls remaining). Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 100* for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4/18.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
- Date
- 28 September 1996
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 116 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Maurice Odumbe (Kenya), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Sandeep Gupta (Kenya), Sajeewa de Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- MH Denness
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Sandeep Gupta and Sajeewa de Silva played their first ODIs.
Kenya batted first and made 188 for 9. Hitesh Modi top-scored with 78 not out off 105 balls, and Sandeep Gupta made 41. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 18 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the ninth wicket between Hitesh Modi and Aasif Karim, 47% of the total. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Gymkhana Club Ground, 255 across 17 ODIs.
Chasing 189, Sri Lanka made 190 for 3. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 100 not out off 89 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 55. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 64% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 116 balls remaining).
KENYA: 188 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dipak Chudasama | bowled | 0 | 6 |
| Kennedy Otieno | lbw | 2 | 7 |
| Sandeep Gupta | bowled | 41 | 66 |
| Steve Tikolo | lbw | 5 | 14 |
| Maurice Odumbe | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 | 6 |
| Hitesh Modi | not out | 78 | 105 |
| Thomas Odoyo | bowled | 9 | 25 |
| Martin Suji | c Asanka Gurusinha | 0 | 3 |
| Tito Odumbe | bowled | 5 | 13 |
| Aasif Karim | run out | 24 | 53 |
| Rajab Ali | not out | 1 | 9 |
Extras 20 · Total 188 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 2 | 40 | 1 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| Upul Chandana | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Dipak Chudasama), 2-7 (Kennedy Otieno), 3-14 (Steve Tikolo), 4-31 (Maurice Odumbe), 5-65 (Sandeep Gupta), 6-83 (Thomas Odoyo), 7-85 (Martin Suji), 8-93 (Tito Odumbe), 9-182 (Aasif Karim)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dipak Chudasama and Kennedy Otieno | 0 |
| second | Kennedy Otieno and Sandeep Gupta | 7 |
| third | Steve Tikolo and Sandeep Gupta | 7 |
| fourth | Maurice Odumbe and Sandeep Gupta | 17 |
| fifth | Hitesh Modi and Sandeep Gupta | 34 |
| sixth | Hitesh Modi and Thomas Odoyo | 18 |
| seventh | Hitesh Modi and Martin Suji | 2 |
| eighth | Hitesh Modi and Tito Odumbe | 8 |
| ninth | Hitesh Modi and Aasif Karim | 89 |
| tenth | Hitesh Modi and Rajab Ali | 6 |
SRI LANKA: 190 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw | 5 | 5 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 100 | 89 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | lbw | 0 | 5 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Tito Odumbe | 55 | 47 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 25 | 38 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 5 · Total 190 for 3
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajab Ali | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tito Odumbe | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Martin Suji | 5.4 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Aasif Karim | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Maurice Odumbe | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-7 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-128 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 5 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 121 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 62 |
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