HARARE, March 3: A battling 72 from opener Piet Rinke helped Zimbabwe to beat Kenya by 109 runs on Friday and level their five-match one-day series 2-2.

Zimbabwe, currently suspended from all Test cricket and having to struggle on with one-dayers, made 231 for 9 in a game reduced to 44-overs-a-side by heavy overnight rain.

The home side’s total proved more than enough as Kenya were bowled out for 122, with Ryan Higgins grabbing 4 for 21.

Only opener Kennedy Otieno showed any resistance for Kenya as he hit 69.

The fifth and final match takes place here on Saturday.

Scoreboard

Zimbabwe

H. Rinke run out 72

T. Duffin c Otieno b Ababu 39

H. Masakadza c Otieno b Odoyo 4

B. Taylor b Odoyo 40

C. Coventry c Otieno b Suji 11

E. Chigumbura b Ongondo 36

G. Strydom c Suji b Odoyo 5

N. Mahwire b Ongondo 0

P. Utseya not out 1

R. Higgins b Ongondo 1

A. Ireland not out 1

Extras (b2, lb5, w13, nb1) 21

Total (9 wickets, 44 overs) 231

Did not bat: K. Dabengwa

Fall of wkts: 1-99, 2-117, 3-142, 4-158, 5-217, 6-222, 7-222, 8-227, 9-231

Bowling: Odoyo 9-1-50-3 (1nb, 2w), Luseno 3-0-24-0 (1w), Ongondo 9-0-32-3, Ababu 8-0-36-1, Tikolo 9-0-42-0 (7w), Suji 6-0-40-1

Kenya

K. Otieno c Strydom b Dabengwa 69

D. Obuya c Coventry b Mahwire 5

A. Suji c and b Utseya 2

S. Tikolo c Taylor b Higgins 2

T. Odoyo run out 1

T. Mishra c and b Higgins 4

J. Kamande c Chigumbura b Utseya 0

M. Ouma c Dabengwa b Higgins 1

B. Patel c Strydom b Higgins 3

A. Luseno not out 8

P. Ongondo c Mahwire b Dabengwa 17

Extras (b2, lb1, w7) 10

Total (all out, 36.5 overs) 122

Fall of wkts: 1-12, 2-38, 3-41, 4-48, 5-57, 6-58, 7-73, 8-81, 9-112, 10-122

Bowling: Mahwire 4-0-22-1, Ireland 7-0-25-0 (4w), Utseya 9-0-23-2 (1w), Higgins 9-0-21-4, Dabengwa 5.5-0-17-2 (1w), Masakadza 2-0-11-0 (1w).—Agencies