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 New Zealand decimate Kenya in Durban
12th Sep 2007 20:02 IST
Agencies
Speedster Mark Gillespie produced a devastating spell of seam bowling to claim four wickets as New Zealand decimated minnows Kenya by nine wickets in a Group C match of Twenty20 cricket World Cup at Kingsmead in Durban today.
A disciplined Gillespie provided the early breakthroughs and gave away just seven runs in 2.5 overs as a hapless Kenya were skittled out for 73 in 16.5 overs, the lowest ever total in any Twenty20 international match.
Pacers Shane Bond and Chris Martin and left-arm spinner captain Daniel Vettori picked up two wickets each.
In reply, New Zealand, led by new captain Vettori, achieved the total in just 7.4 overs losing the wicket of Lou Vincent.
Kenya, who lost the first three wickets without a run on the board, were 1/4 at one stage before Collins Obuya and Thomas Odoyo added 36 for the fifth wicket.
Bond delivered the blow on Kenya with the first delivery of the match when he castled wicketkeeper-batsman Maurice Ouma and then sent back Tanmay Mishra off his fifth ball.
Obuya (18) and Odoyo (18) emerged as the top-scorers for the African side while tailenders Jimmy Kamande (14) and Rajesh Budhia (11) exhibited some late resistance to take the score past 50. |
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