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World Cup: Strang helps Zimbabwe subdue Kenya

Zimbabwe (137-5) beat Kenya (134) by 5 wickets

Leg-spinner Paul Strang took five wickets as Zimbabwe secured an unconvincing five-wicket win over Kenya in their World Cup group A in Patna yesterday.

Kenya were dismissed for 134 with two balls of their 50 overs remaining and Zimbabwe made heavy weather of overtaking the target for the loss of five wickets with 7.4 overs remaining.

Sent in to bat, Kenya collapsed after reaching 60 for one, with four wickets falling in the space of seven runs and 32 balls.

The Kenyans will rue the rain which washed out the first attempt to play this match the previous day when Zimbabwe batted first and Kenya had them in some trouble.

This time, Deepak Chudasama and Kennedy Otieno, coming together after the early loss of Tariq Iqbal, took Kenya's score to 60 for one in the 22nd over before Otieno was bowled by off-spinner Steven Peall for 19.

Steve Tikolo was brilliantly stumped by Andy Flower off Bryan Strang for a duck and then Chudasama was run out after making 34.

Bryan Strang took his second wicket by bowling Hitesh Modi and the Kenyan innings was in tatters at 67 for five.

Captain Maurice Odumbe and his brother, Edward, added 42 for the sixth wicket but then Paul Strang took charge, claiming three wickets in four balls.

Zimbabwe openers Andy Waller and Grant Flower also wasted no time and posted their half-century partnership with a run rate of almost five an over.

Then Maurice Odumbe dismissed Waller for 30 and new batsman Alastair Campbell while Rajab Ali removed Grant Flower for 45, Guy Whittall and Andy Flower.

Man-of-Match: PA Strang