South Africa Vs Kenya 1St Odi
Kenya tour of South Africa [Oct-Nov 2008] - 2008 (2008/09) · OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein · 31 October 2008
South Africa won by 159 runs
South Africa won by 159 runs. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 90 for South Africa. Johan Botha took 4/19.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (then OUTsurance Oval)
- Date
- 31 October 2008
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 159 runs
- Player of the match
- Jean-Paul Duminy
- Captains
- Johan Botha (South Africa), Steve Tikolo (Kenya)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 336 for 7. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 90 off 88 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 71. Nehemiah Odhiambo took 3 for 59 for Kenya. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket between Jacques Kallis and Jean-Paul Duminy. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Mangaung Oval, 224 across 14 ODIs.
Chasing 337, Kenya made 177 all out. Alex Obanda top-scored with 38 off 49 balls, and David Obuya made 35. Johan Botha took 4 for 19 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 159 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Mangaung Oval across the 34 ODIs in our archive.
SOUTH AFRICA: 336 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c & b Peter Ongondo | 44 | 45 |
| Hashim Amla | c & b Peter Ongondo | 7 | 7 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Alex Obanda b Hiren Varaiya | 71 | 86 |
| AB de Villiers | b Elijah Otieno | 11 | 17 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Hiren Varaiya b Nehemiah Odhiambo | 90 | 88 |
| Justin Ontong | c Elijah Otieno b Nehemiah Odhiambo | 19 | 21 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 57 | 30 |
| Albie Morkel | b Nehemiah Odhiambo | 1 | 7 |
| Johan Botha | not out | 6 | 3 |
Did not bat: Morne Morkel, Monde Zondeki
Extras 30 · Total 336 for 7
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Ongondo | 10 | 1 | 72 | 2 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 3.4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Elijah Otieno | 9 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kamande | 5.2 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Hiren Varaiya | 8 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Steve Tikolo | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Hashim Amla, 2.6 ov), 2-74 (Herschelle Gibbs, 12.2 ov), 3-103 (AB de Villiers, 18.1 ov), 4-211 (Jacques Kallis, 34.1 ov), 5-250 (Justin Ontong, 39.6 ov), 6-310 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 46.6 ov), 7-326 (Albie Morkel, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (6) and Hashim Amla (7) | 13 | 18 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (17) and Herschelle Gibbs (38) | 61 | 57 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (15) and AB de Villiers (11) | 29 | 37 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (39) and Jean-Paul Duminy (56) | 108 | 97 |
| fifth | Justin Ontong (19) and Jean-Paul Duminy (16) | 39 | 35 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (41) and Jean-Paul Duminy (18) | 60 | 42 |
| seventh | Mark Boucher (0) and Albie Morkel (1) | 16 | 12 |
| eighth | Mark Boucher (0) and Johan Botha (6) | 10 | 6 |
KENYA: 177 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Ouma | run out (Justin Ontong) | 18 | 45 |
| Seren Waters | c Mark Boucher b Monde Zondeki | 15 | 22 |
| Alex Obanda | lbw b Jean-Paul Duminy | 38 | 49 |
| Steve Tikolo | lbw b Johan Botha | 18 | 22 |
| Thomas Odoyo | c & b Jean-Paul Duminy | 9 | 17 |
| David Obuya | c Jacques Kallis b Jean-Paul Duminy | 35 | 63 |
| Jimmy Kamande | b Johan Botha | 6 | 21 |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo | lbw b Johan Botha | 17 | 30 |
| Hiren Varaiya | c Hashim Amla b Johan Botha | 4 | 12 |
| Peter Ongondo | b Albie Morkel | 1 | 6 |
| Elijah Otieno | not out | 1 | 8 |
Extras 15 · Total 177 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monde Zondeki | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Albie Morkel | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 8.1 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 2 | 19 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Seren Waters, 6.6 ov), 2-59 (Morris Ouma, 15.4 ov), 3-87 (Alex Obanda, 21.5 ov), 4-95 (Steve Tikolo, 24.1 ov), 5-109 (Thomas Odoyo, 27.4 ov), 6-118 (Jimmy Kamande, 32.3 ov), 7-164 (Nehemiah Odhiambo, 43.1 ov), 8-168 (Hiren Varaiya, 45.2 ov), 9-172 (Peter Ongondo, 46.6 ov), 10-177 (David Obuya, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Morris Ouma (8) and Seren Waters (15) | 24 | 42 |
| second | Morris Ouma (10) and Alex Obanda (23) | 35 | 52 |
| third | Steve Tikolo (11) and Alex Obanda (15) | 28 | 37 |
| fourth | Steve Tikolo (7) and Thomas Odoyo (1) | 8 | 14 |
| fifth | Thomas Odoyo (8) and David Obuya (6) | 14 | 21 |
| sixth | Jimmy Kamande (6) and David Obuya (3) | 9 | 29 |
| seventh | David Obuya (20) and Nehemiah Odhiambo (17) | 46 | 64 |
| eighth | David Obuya (0) and Hiren Varaiya (4) | 4 | 13 |
| ninth | Peter Ongondo (1) and David Obuya (0) | 4 | 10 |
| tenth | David Obuya (3) and Elijah Otieno (1) | 5 | 13 |
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