August 31  
Kenya's Modi to miss Pakistan match

NAIROBI: Kenyan middle-order batsman Hitesh Modi has been ruled out of his team's second triangular one-day match against Pakistan on Sunday (tomorrow).

Coach Sandip Patil said Modi broke the middle finger of his right hand during the first match of the tournament on Thursday, which Pakistan won by four wickets. "He is definitely out of the Sunday match, but we'll review his case on Sunday evening if he can play against Australia on Monday," Patil said after the team's nets on Friday.

The 31-year-old left-hander broke his finger when he was hit by a ball from Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. He scored 34 runs of Kenya's total of 133 in 30.3 overs.

Modi's highest one-day score was 78 not out against Sri Lanka in 1996. He made a vital 28 in Kenya's historic win over the West Indies at the 1996 World Cup in Pune, India.