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 August
30
Pakistan labour to
four-wicket win v Kenya
NAIROBI:
Pakistan made heavy weather of beating Kenya in
the opening match of a triangular tournament on
Thursday, losing six wickets on the way to
overhauling Kenya's total of 133.
Pakistan, who dismissed their opponents in 30.3
overs after man-of-the-match Abdur Razzaq took
four wickets and Wasim Akram took three, lost
their first wicket in the first over of their
reply when Saeed Anwar fell to Martin Suji's
fifth ball without a run on the board.
Kenya's vice-captain Thomas Odoyo bowled Imran
Nazir in the fourth over and Suji, who took two
for 22 off his 10 overs, added Shahid Afridi
(27) to his victims in the ninth over when Odoyo
caught him at third man.
Pakistan had slumped to 97 for six before
vice-captain Inzamam Ul-Haq (14 not out) and
Rashid Latif (28 not out) saw them home to a
four-wicket victory with 16.3 overs to spare. |
NAIROBI: Pakistan
all-rounder Abdul Razzaq (R) bowls during the
tri-nation series match with Kenya on August 29,
2002 |
"We bowled and
fielded pretty well but you just don't win a match by
good fielding and bowling. You need to bat equally
well," said Pakistan captain Waqar Younis.
"Our batting collapsed and we shall have to correct
this for tomorrow's match against Australia."
Opener Kennedy Obuya top-scored for Kenya with 36 -- the
highest individual score of the game matched only by
Younis Khan -- while the next four batsmen managed just
six runs between them after Pakistan had won the toss.
Kenya's top order was swept away in overcast conditions
by captain Waqar Younis and left-armer Wasim who
combined to claim four wickets between the fourth and
eighth overs. Razzaq finished with four for 35.
"We did not play well but don't forget that we were
playing the big boys," said Kenya captain Steve
Tikolo.
"We want to improve with every game and we will
certainly play a better game on Sunday against
them," he added in reference to the September 1
match against Pakistan. Australia are the other team in
the tournament. They play Pakistan today.
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