WC cricket 2011 match 2: N Z crush Kenya by 10 wickets

By Team Bellevision
Bellevision Media Network

Chennai, 20 February 2011: New Zealand crushed Kenya by 10 wickets in a totally lop-sided Group A match for a perfect start to their World Cup campaign on Sunday. New Zealand unleashed their pace trio of Tim Southee (3-13), Hamish Bennett (4-16) and Jacob Oram (3-2) to bundle out rank outsiders Kenya for a meagre 69 in 23.5 overs and returned to overwhelm the target in eight overs.

 

There was not much room for batting practice chasing a 70-run victory target but openers Martin Guptill (39) and Brendon McCullum (26) stroked some easy boundaries before completing the chase. The comprehensive win will lift New Zealand’s morale which had taken a beating after a poor build-up that included whitewash in Bangladesh and India, besides a home series defeat against Pakistan.

 

Earlier, Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and opted to bat first before a horror story unfolded in front of his eyes. Two days before he turns 24, Bennett ran through the top order as Kenya’s top half was back in the hut even before the team total had reached the 50-run mark.

 

 

 

Openers Alex Obanda (6) and Seren Waters (16) began cautiously even if run-rate was nothing to write home about. Southee trapped Obanda in the seventh over before Bennett suddenly took fancy to beating the blade and hitting the pad of the flummoxed Kenyan batsmen, claiming three of his four victims lbw.

 

Southee dismissed Nehemiah Odhiambo and Shem Ngoche off the last two deliveries of his sixth over but could not get a chance to complete his hat-trick as Oram removed Elijah Otieno for a duck to drop the curtains on the Kenyan innings. Only three Kenyan batsmen - Waters, Collins Obuya (14) and Rakep Patel (15 not out) - managed double digit scores.

 

New Zealand missed Kyle Mills’ service through a sore back but off-spinner Nathan McCullum recovered from fever to open the attack, a move that is getting increasingly popular among the visiting teams.

 

Match Summary

ICC World Cup 2011 New Zealand vs Kenya, 2nd Match, Group A MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, February 20, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA) & Rod Tucker (Aus) Third Umpire: Aleem Dar (Pak) Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama (SL) Toss: Kenya (Elected to bat) Match Status: New Zealand won by 10 wkts

Batting: Kenya Innings

Batsmen Kenya (69/10 in 23.5 ovs) Runs Balls 4’s 6’s SR Alex Obanda lbw b T Southee 6 19 0 0 31.58 Seren Waters lbw b H Bennett 16 42 1 0 38.10 Collins Obuya lbw b H Bennett 14 19 2 0 73.68 Steve Tikolo b H Bennett 2 2 0 0 100.00 Maurice Ouma (wk) lbw b H Bennett 1 6 0 0 16.67 Rakep Patel not out 16 23 1 0 69.57 Jimmy Kamande (c) c B McCullum b J Oram 2 16 0 0 12.50 Thomas Odoyo c J Ryder b J Oram 2 6 0 0 33.33 Nehemiah Odhiambo b T Southee 0 6 0 0 0.00 James Ngoche lbw b T Southee 0 1 0 0 0.00 Elijah Otieno c S Styris b J Oram 0 4 0 0 0.00 Extras: b - 4, w - 2, nb - 1, lb - 3 10   Total:(69 for 10 in 23.5 overs) 69 Run Rate: 2.90

Fall Of Wickets

1/14 (Alex Obanda, 6.6 ov.), 2/40 (Seren Waters, 11.6 ov.), 3/42 (Steve Tikolo, 13.2 ov.), 4/44 (Collins Obuya, 13.5 ov.), 5/49 (Maurice Ouma, 15.3 ov.), 6/59 (Jimmy Kamande, 19.5 ov.), 7/63 (Thomas Odoyo, 21.3 ov.), 8/68 (Nehemiah Odhiambo, 22.5 ov.), 9/68 (James Ngoche, 22.6 ov.), 10/69 (Elijah Otieno, 23.5 ov.)

Bowling: New Zealand

Bowler O M R W Nb Wd ER Tim Southee 6 0 13 3 1 0 2.2 Nathan McCullum 4 0 15 0 0 1 3.8 Hamish Bennett 5 0 16 4 0 1 3.2 Daniel Vettori 6 1 16 0 0 0 2.7 Jacob Oram 2.5 1 2 3 0 0 0.7

Batting: New Zealand Innings

Batsmen New Zealand (72/0 in 8 ovs) Runs Balls 4’s 6’s SR Martin Guptill not out 39 32 5 2 121.88 Brendon McCullum (wk) not out 26 17 4 0 152.94 Jesse Ryder             Ross Taylor             Scott Styris             Jacob Oram             James Franklin             Daniel Vettori (c)             Tim Southee             Nathan McCullum             Hamish Bennett             Extras: b - 2, w - 3, nb - 1, lb - 1 7   Total:(72 for 0 in 8 overs) 72 Run Rate: 9.00

Bowling: Kenya

Bowler O M R W Nb Wd ER Thomas Odoyo 3 0 25 0 0 1 8.3 Elijah Otieno 2 0 18 0 0 0 9.0 Jimmy Kamande 2 0 21 0 0 1 10.5 Nehemiah Odhiambo 1 0 5 0 1 1 5.0