LAHORE, Aug 12: Despite an unbeaten 69 by Qaiser Abbas, Pakistan 'A' lost by two-run against hosts Kenya in the opening match of three-nation one-day tournament at Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground in Nairobi on Thursday.
Pakistan 'A' were all out for 194 in 34.5 overs after Kenya scored 196 for eight in a match restricted to 35 overs each side. Naveed Qureshi (42) and Faisal Iqbal (47) were other notable scorers for the tourists.
For Kenya, former captain Maurice Odumbe made an undefeated 64 while Hitesh Modi contributed 49. Meanwhile, opener Shadab Kabir will leave for Nairobi on Friday morning from Karachi to join the Pakistan 'A' team. Shadab replaces Salman Butt, who had been called back from Kenya to join the national camp starting at the Qadhafi Stadium from Friday.
SCOREBOARD
KENYA:
K.O. Otieno c Taufiq b Junaid 7
R.D. Shah c Kamran b Junaid 0
H.S. Modi b Mansoor 49
S.O. Tikolo c Kamran b Mansoor 11
M.O. Odumbe not out 64
T.M. Odoyo c Taufiq b Zahid 22
M. Patel c and b Qaiser 1
R.G. Aga c Junaid b Iftikhar 8
M.A. Suji b Iftikhar 19
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-6, W-3, NB-5) 15
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 35 overs) 196
FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-28, 3-48, 4-102, 5-145, 6-196, 7-196, 8-196.
DID NOT BAT: L.N. Onyango, P.J. Ongondo.
BOWLING: Rao Iftikhar 7-2-32-2; JunaidZia 6-1-27-2; Zahid Saeed 7-0-50-1; Mansoor Amjad 7-0-29-2; Qaiser Abbas 7-0-41-1; Taufiq Umar 1-0-10-0.
PAKISTAN 'A':
Kamran Akmal b Odoyo 1
Taufiq Umar c Aga b Suji 0
Naveed Qureshi c Aga b Odumbe 42
Misbahul Haq c Otieno b Suji 8
Faisal Iqbal run out 47
Naved Latif c Odoyo b Odumbe 9
Qaiser Abbas not out 69
Junaid Zia run out 1
Iftikhar Anjum b Onyango 0
Zahid Saeed run out 0
Mansoor Amjad run out 5
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-3, W-6, NB-2) 12
TOTAL (all out, 34.5 overs) 194
FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-1, 3-18, 4-77, 5-99, 6-151, 7-153, 8-194, 9-194.
BOWLING: Suji 7-0-38-2; Odoyo 7-1-20-1; Ongondo 5-0-46-0; Aga 7-0-38-0; Odumbe 7-0-27-2; Tikolo 1-0-15-0; Onyango 1.5-0-6-1.