Canada beat Kenya by 5 wickets

Canada beat Kenya by 5 Wickets

Canada beat Kenya by 5 Wickets: Canada won his first world cup match against kenya, Canada beat kenya by 5 wickets. Kenya set target 199 runs then Candaian chase score with in five wickets. Captain Ashish Bagai and Jimmy Hansra hit half-centuries as Canada beat Kenya by 5 wickets in their World Cup clash at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi on Monday.

 



Canada chased down the 199-run victory target in 45.3 overs. Bagai and Hansra added 132 runs for the fourth wicket and they came together at the crease when were struggling at 48/3 in 11 overs. Kenya got the third breakthrough when Ruvindu Gunasekera (18) was stumped by Maurice Ouma off James Ngoche. Kenyan captain Jimmy Kamande ran out Zubin Surkari by a direct hit as Canada lost their second wicket with 37 runs on the board. Rizwan Cheema hit a six and two fours in his 13-ball 17 before he was clean bowled by Elijah Otieno as the Canadian run chase got off to a bad start.

 

Earlier, fast bowler Henry Osinde grabbed a career-best 4/26 as Canada bowled out Kenya for 198 despite a fightback by Tanmay Mishra and Thomas Odoyo.

The paceman, 32, picked up three wickets in his opening spell to rock the Kenyans, who won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night clash.

Mishra hit a composed 73-ball 51 for his fourth half-century in one-day internationals and Odoyo also chipped in with 51 to lift Kenya, who were tottering at 57/5 at one stage.

Mishra said the wicket was tough to bat on, adding Kenya’s score is “very much defendable on this wicket. It keeps low. There’s some turn. If we can get a couple of early wickets we’re in the game.” Neither team have a realistic chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals but both want to notch their first win of the tournament.

Osinde struck early for Canada, removing opener Morris Ouma off the second ball of the innings and his partner Seren Waters in the fifth over.

Ouma offered a thick outside edge which was pouched by Harvir Baidwan (2/41) at second slip and Waters lost his off-stump. Osinde sent back David Obuya to grab his third wicket and reduce Kenya to 21/3 before Baidwan brought an end to a promising knock by Collins Obuya.
Collins Obuya (31) had started confidently, hitting a four and a huge six off left-arm spinner Parth Desai, playing his first match ofthe tournament.But he perished as he tried to play one shot too many and was bowled. Veteran Steve Tikolo (12) was adjudged leg before wicket although a review of the decision suggested a possible inside edge.

Kenyan skipper Jimmy Kamande sought to rebuild the innings with Mishra, putting on 52 runs for the sixth wicket but portly leg-spinner Balaji Rao had him caught behind the stumps for 22.

Mishra’s dogged fightback came to an end when he holed out tamely to Zubin Surkari off part-timer John Davison in the 43rd over.The time kenya‘s team is not good because kenya have not win a single match still. know Kenya have a chance to winning. Kenya also want to some tough time for Canada Team because kenya team performance better then canada.  Kenya in One of previous World cup reach Semifinal But after their team have no more remarkable victories in their pocket. Other hand also Canada have losehis all matches. For winning this match Canada’s players to do more best. both team have not much world cup experience so there is an interesting match for cricket fans.