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| August 30, 2002 | Friday | Jamadi-us-Saani 20, 1423 |
Pakistan struggle to defeat Kenya
NAIROBI, Aug 29: Pakistan made heavy weather of beating Kenya in the opening match of the triangular tournament 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 off 22 balls with three fours and two sixes) 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 off 23 balls with three fours and two sixes) saw them home to a four-wicket victory with 16.3 overs to spare.
“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, who hit six boundaries in his 75-ball knock — 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.
Waqar removed Ravindu Shah in the fourth over before Wasim trapped Kenyan captain Steve Tikolo (0) and his deputy Thomas Odoyo (4) lbw in the fifth and seventh overs.
Maurice Odumbe, one of Kenya’s most prolific batsmen, went for a three-ball duck to give Wasim his third wicket.
“We did not play well but don’t forget that we were playing the big boys,” said 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 Sept 1 match against Pakistan.
Australia are the other team in the tournament. They play Pakistan on Friday.
Scoreboard
KENYA:
K.O. Obuya b Abdul Razzaq 36
R.D. Shah lbw b Waqar 2
S.O. Tikolo lbw b Wasim 0
T.M. Odoyo lbw b Wasim 4
M.O. Odumbe b Wasim 0
H.S. Modi c Rashid b Abdul Razzaq 34
D.O. Obuya c Waqar b Abdul Razzaq 0
C.O. Obuya c Rashid b Abdul Razzaq 1
A.O. Suji not out 17
M.A. Suji run out 5
J.O. Angara b Azhar 4
EXTRAS (LB-5, W-18, NB-7) 30
TOTAL (all out, 30.3 overs) 133
FALL OF WKTS: 1-16, 2-19, 3-30, 4-30, 5-102, 6-104, 7-107, 8-107, 9-123.
BOWLING: Wasim Akram 7-0-29-3 (7nb, 10w); Waqar Younis 7-1-29-1 (3w); Shoaib Akhtar 5-0-31-0 (1nb); Abdul Razzaq 8-1-35-4 (2w); Azhar Mahmood 3.3-0-4-1 (1w).
PAKISTAN:
Saeed Anwar c D. Obuya b M. Suji 0
Imran Nazir b Odoyo 13
Shahid Afridi c Odoyo b M. Suji 27
Younis Khan lbw b C. Obuya 36
Azhar Mahmood run out 9
Abdul Razzaq b Angara 1
Inzamam-ul-Haq not out 14
Rashid Latif not out 28
EXTRAS (W-6) 6
TOTAL (for six wkts, 33.3 overs) 134
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-22, 3-42, 4-61, 5-77, 6-97.
DID NOT BAT: Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar.
BOWLING: M.A. Suji 10-3-22-2; Odoyo 10-1-41-1 (4w); Angara 7-0-25-1 (1w); A.O. Suji 3-0-11-0; C.O. Obuya 3.3-0-35-1 (1w).
RESULT: Pakistan won by four wickets.
UMPIRES: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and R.E. Koertzen (South Africa).
TV UMPIRE: Asad Rauf.
MATCH REFEREE: M.J. Procter (South Africa).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Abdul Razzaq.
NEXT MATCH: Pakistan v Australia, Friday.—Reuters
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