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NAIROBI, Aug 18: India 'A' strolled into the final of the Nairobi triangular one-day series when they thrashed Kenya by six wickets on Tuesday.
The home side had made an impressive start after winning the toss when the opening pair of Kennedy Obuya and Ravindu Shah put on an opening stand of 82 in the 19th over.
But the middle and lower order failed to give the much needed support as the Indian off-spinner Ramesh Powar restricted their progress by taking three wickets that led to the collapse. Kenya were all out for 266.
It was the third successive victory for India 'A', which will now wait to know their opponents for the final on Saturday after Kenya play Pakistan 'A' on Thursday.
SCOREBOARD
KENYA 'A':
K.O. Obuya c Bhandari b Sriram 35
R.D. Shah st Dhoni b Sriram 90
H.S. Modi c Dhoni b Paul 29
S.O. Tikolo c Jadhav b Powar 12
T.M. Odoyo lbw b Bahutule 4
R.G. Aga c Dhoni b Powar 7
M.A. Suji not out 2
P.J. Ongondo c Bhandari b Sriram 0
M.L. Patel c and b Sriram 6
L.N. Onyango run out 2
J.S. Ababu st Dhoni b Powar 0
EXTRAS (LB-10, W-14, NB-5) 29
TOTAL (all out, 49.3 overs) 216
FALL OF WKTS: 1-82, 2-153, 3-182, 4-189, 5-204, 6-207, 7-207, 8-214, 9-216.
BOWLING: Bhandari 7-1-30-0 (5w); Paul 7-0-32-1 (4w); Salvi 6-0-24-0 (2nb); Bahutule 10-1-29-1; Sriram 10-0-49-4 (3nb); Powar 9.3-0-42-3 (1w).
INDIA 'A':
G. Gambhir c Aga b Ongondo 25
D.S. Jadhav b Onyango 76
M.S. Dhoni c Obuya b Ababu 30
S. Sriram b Tikolo 35
R.R. Powar not out 24
Y. Venugopal Rao not out 4
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-8, NB-11)
TOTAL (for four wkts, 39.1 overs) 217
FALL OF WKTS: 1-60, 2-1, 3-184, 4-193.
DID NOT BAT: A.T. Rayudu, S.V. Bahutule, S.S. Paul, A. Bhandari, A.M. Salvi.
BOWLING: Suji 7-1-38-0 (2nb); Odoyo 4-0-17-0 (1w); Ongondo 6-0-21-1 (1w); Onyango 6.1-0-49-1 (4w); Tikolo 10-47-1 (1nb, 2w); Ababu 4-0-25-1 (8nb); Aga 2-0-16-0. -Agencies
