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BOGRA (Bangladesh), March 17: Bangladesh scored their highest One-day International total on their way to a comprehensive 131-run victory over Kenya in the first outing of a four-match series on Friday.
The home team’s decision to bat first in the opening game was vindicated when Shahriar Nafees scored 91, Aftab Ahmed 62 and Mashrafe Mortaza raced to 44 not out off only 16 balls.
Bangladesh also posted their best win, in terms of runs, when Kenya were all out for 170 in 48.1 overs. Sayed Rasel took three wickets for 31.
Bangladesh’s previous highest was 272 for eight in 50 overs against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2001.
Their previous highest margin, 62 runs, was against Pakistan at Northampton in the 1999 World Cup.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH:
Javed Omar c Tikolo b Ongondo 28
Shahriar Nafees run out 91
Aftab Ahmed c Mishra b Ongondo 62
Mohammad Ashraful b Kamande 18
Mohammad Rafique c Mishra b Odoyo 36
Alok Kapali run out 1
Mashrafe Mortaza not out 44
Khaled Mashud run out 1
Abdur Razzak not out 0
EXTRAS (B1, LB1, W16, NB2) 20
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 301
FALL OF WKTS: 1-92, 2-168, 3-205, 4-238, 5-242, 6-278, 7-285.
DID NOT BAT: Habibul Bashar, Syed Rasel.
BOWLING: Odoyo 10-1-46-1 (1nb, 1w); Luseno 3-0-22-0 (1w); M.A. Suji 8-0-48-0 (1w); Ongondo 10-0-73-2 (2w); Tikolo 10-0-47-0 (3w); Kamande 9-1-63-1 (2w).
KENYA:
K.O. Otieno b Rasel 6
D.O. Obuya c Ashraful b Rasel 14
S.O. Tikolo c Aftab b Rasel 8
A.O. Suji c sub b Rafique 33
H.S. Modi c Aftab b Hossain 1
T.M. Odoyo c Mashud b Razzak 16
T. Mishra st Mashud b Ashraful 43
J.K. Kamande b Rafique 4
M.A. Suji run out 12
P.J. Ongondo c Razzak b Ashraful 10
A.S. Luseno not out 8
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-2, W-7, NB-4) 15
TOTAL (all out, 48.1 overs) 170
FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-29, 3-38, 4-45, 5-74, 6-88, 7-94, 8-125, 9-161.
BOWLING: Mashrafe Mortaza 9-2-34-0 (3nb, 1w); Syed Rasel 8-1-31-3 (1w); Shahadat Hossain 5-0-16-1; Abdur Razzak 8-1-18-1 (1w); Mohammad Rafique 10-0-36-2 (1nb); Alok Kapali 6-1-22-0 (3w); Mohammad Ashraful 2.1-0-9-2.
UMPIRES: Nadir Shah (Bangladesh) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan).
TV UMPIRE: A.F.M. Akhtaruddin (Bangladesh).
MATCH REFEREE: C.H. Lloyd (West Indies).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Shahriar Nafees.—Agencies
