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Shah and Modi push Kenya towards victory

Bad light came to Uganda's rescue with 11 overs of the second day to play, but Kenya should still wrap up a comprehensive victory early on the final morning, after another day of effortless dominance at Nairobi

Wisden Cricinfo staff
24-Jul-2004
Uganda 152 and 118 for 7 (Olweny 51) trail Kenya 307 for 6 dec (Shah 135, Modi 85) by 37 runs
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Bad light came to Uganda's rescue with 11 overs of the second day to play, but Kenya should still wrap up a comprehensive victory early on the final morning, after another day of effortless dominance at Nairobi.
Led by a century from Ravindu Shah, and 85 from Hitesh Modi, Kenya secured themselves a 155-run lead, before rattling through Uganda's batting for the second time in the match. By stumps, Uganda were a dicey 118 for 7, with Nand Kishore, who scored a valuable 42 in the first innings, leading the rearguard with an unbeaten 19.
Kenya had resumed in the morning on a healthy 102 for 1, and Shah and Modi rattled on through the morning session, to take their second-wicket partnership to 187. It took a run-out to separate them, with Modi falling 15 runs short of his maiden first-class century. Shah, 49 not out overnight, made no mistake however, and his 135 was his second and highest century.
The star of Uganda's bowling effort was Kenneth Kamyuka, who took 4 for 83 in 21.3 overs. He initiated a mini-collapse late in Kenya's innings, when they lost four wickets for 11 runs, at which point Steve Tikolo decided it was time to declare.
After his first-innings frugality, Martin Suji came in for some unusually rough treatment - his four overs disappeared for 19 - but Thomas Odoyo was once again on the mark, taking all the early wickets as Uganda slipped to 17 for 3. But Joel Olweny dug in for a brave half-century, and was assisted by his captain, Junior Kwebiha, who made 23. But when those two fell late in the day, the tail was exposed, and there will be no way out now for Uganda.