Kenya Vs Zimbabwe 1St Match
LG Cup India, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe in Kenya - 1999 (1999/00) · Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi · 25 September 1999
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Murray Goodwin top-scored with 76* for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
- Date
- 25 September 1999
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Murray Goodwin
- Captains
- Maurice Odumbe (Kenya), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Josephat Ababu (Kenya), David Mutendera (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- Athar Zaidi and EA Nicholls
- Match referee
- MH Denness
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. Josephat Ababu and David Mutendera played their first ODIs.
Kenya batted first and made 199 for 8. Ravi Shah top-scored with 71 off 100 balls, and Steve Tikolo made 33. Guy Whittall took 3 for 29 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the second wicket between Steve Tikolo and Ravi Shah, 50% of the total. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Gymkhana Club Ground, 255 across 17 ODIs.
Chasing 200, Zimbabwe made 200 for 7. Murray Goodwin top-scored with 76 not out off 105 balls, and Andy Flower made 55. Steve Tikolo took 3 for 22 for Kenya. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fourth wicket between Andy Flower and Murray Goodwin, 55% of the total.
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
KENYA: 199 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Otieno | c Murray Goodwin b Neil Johnson | 7 | 31 |
| Ravi Shah | c & b Guy Whittall | 71 | 100 |
| Steve Tikolo | run out (David Mutendera, Grant Flower) | 33 | 70 |
| Maurice Odumbe | lbw b Alistair Campbell | 12 | 27 |
| Hitesh Modi | c David Mutendera b Andy Whittall | 31 | 47 |
| Thomas Odoyo | c Neil Johnson b Alistair Campbell | 8 | 6 |
| Tony Suji | c Paul Strang b Guy Whittall | 8 | 9 |
| Mohammad Sheikh | c Stuart Carlisle b Guy Whittall | 8 | 7 |
| Jimmy Kamande | not out | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Suji | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Josephat Ababu
Extras 19 · Total 199 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnson | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| David Mutendera | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 9 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Alistair Campbell | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Kennedy Otieno, 8.3 ov), 2-121 (Steve Tikolo, 32.2 ov), 3-133 (Ravi Shah, 35.1 ov), 4-156 (Maurice Odumbe, 41.4 ov), 5-170 (Thomas Odoyo, 43.4 ov), 6-184 (Tony Suji, 46.6 ov), 7-193 (Mohammad Sheikh, 48.3 ov), 8-198 (Hitesh Modi, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kennedy Otieno (7) and Ravi Shah (11) | 21 | 52 |
| second | Steve Tikolo (33) and Ravi Shah (57) | 100 | 143 |
| third | Maurice Odumbe (3) and Ravi Shah (5) | 12 | 17 |
| fourth | Maurice Odumbe (9) and Hitesh Modi (14) | 23 | 39 |
| fifth | Hitesh Modi (6) and Thomas Odoyo (8) | 14 | 12 |
| sixth | Hitesh Modi (6) and Tony Suji (8) | 14 | 20 |
| seventh | Hitesh Modi (1) and Mohammad Sheikh (8) | 9 | 9 |
| eighth | Hitesh Modi (4) and Jimmy Kamande (1) | 5 | 6 |
| ninth | Martin Suji (1) and Jimmy Kamande (0) | 1 | 3 |
ZIMBABWE: 200 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | lbw b Thomas Odoyo | 18 | 17 |
| Neil Johnson | b Josephat Ababu | 8 | 16 |
| Alistair Campbell | st Kennedy Otieno b Maurice Odumbe | 27 | 49 |
| Murray Goodwin | not out | 76 | 105 |
| Andy Flower | c Josephat Ababu b Steve Tikolo | 55 | 76 |
| Guy Whittall | c Steve Tikolo b Mohammad Sheikh | 5 | 22 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Kennedy Otieno b Steve Tikolo | 0 | 8 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Hitesh Modi b Steve Tikolo | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Strang | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Andy Whittall, David Mutendera
Extras 11 · Total 200 for 7
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Suji | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 8.2 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Josephat Ababu | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Mohammad Sheikh | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Maurice Odumbe | 10 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| Steve Tikolo | 9 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Ravi Shah | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Grant Flower, 5.2 ov), 2-31 (Neil Johnson, 6.1 ov), 3-72 (Alistair Campbell, 18.6 ov), 4-181 (Andy Flower, 40.2 ov), 5-192 (Guy Whittall, 45.2 ov), 6-197 (Stuart Carlisle, 48.3 ov), 7-197 (Andy Blignaut, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower (18) and Neil Johnson (8) | 31 | 32 |
| second | Alistair Campbell (0) and Neil Johnson (0) | 0 | 5 |
| third | Alistair Campbell (26) and Murray Goodwin (12) | 41 | 77 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (52) and Murray Goodwin (55) | 109 | 128 |
| fifth | Guy Whittall (5) and Murray Goodwin (6) | 11 | 30 |
| sixth | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Murray Goodwin (5) | 5 | 19 |
| seventh | Murray Goodwin (0) and Andy Blignaut (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Paul Strang (0) and Murray Goodwin (3) | 3 | 3 |
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