Good morning and welcome to the ball by ball coverage of Kenya vs USA in the U-19 World cup qualifiers. My name is Justin Smyth and im going to be bringing you the coverage of todays game from the Bready cricket ground here in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Both teams go into today's game with two wins and 3 defeats in the tournament so far. So both teams are just outside the qualifiying places at the moment. They will both want to win today. The weather in Ireland always affects the cricket matches and you will be glad to know that even though its cloudy. The clouds are high and we should get away on time today. There are expected to be some sharp showers later on today though.

10.25 Kenya have won the toss and will bowl. They might be worried about the rain coming later on. Both of these teams have good batsmen in their teams. Taylor is the leading run scorer in the tournament and Allan for Kenya is number two. The umpires are on the way through to the middle. The dark clouds have started rolling in.

Taylor to face the first ball.

0.1

Ndandason to Taylor, no run, pitched up outside offstump and left alone by the batsman

0.2

Ndandason to Taylor, 1 leg bye, clipped off the pads and runs down to fine leg

0.3

Ndandason to Mirza, 1 wide, slower ball just goes too wide of the offstump

0.3

Ndandason to Mirza, 1 wide, overcommpensated down the legside

0.3

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, gets down the wicket and defedns the ball back to the bowler

0.4

Ndandason to Mirza, 1 wide, down legside again, not a good over to start

0.4

Ndandason to Mirza, 1 run, clips the ball in front of mid-wicket and they take a good single

0.5

Ndandason to Taylor, FOUR, wider of offstump and Taylor rocks back in the crease and cuts it square of the wicket

0.6

Ndandason to Taylor, no run, outside offstump and he looks to drive the ball. He misses and it goes through to the keeper

There are two wickets here at Bready and PNG are playing Vanuatu on the other wicket.

1.1

Allan to Mirza, no run, hits him on the pads and they all go up. Must have been an inside edge onto the pads because it hit him infront.

1.2

Allan to Mirza, no run, pitched up and driven to cover

1.3

Allan to Mirza, 1 leg bye, strayed onto the legstump and it hits the pads and goes down to fine leg

1.4

Allan to Taylor, no run, goes back in the crease and looks to cut the ball. It was too near to him and he misses it.

1.5

Allan to Taylor, no run, cut past point, he misfields but they think the better of the run

1.6

Allan to Taylor, no run, gets onto the front foot and looks to drive the ball over the top. He misses and it goes through to the keeper.

2.1

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, gets forward and it hits him on the pads, it was going to high.

2.2

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, gets onto the front foot and hits it to short mid-wicket

2.3

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, slower ball which bounced high, he went to cut it and got a bottom edge which went nowhere

2.4

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, pitched up and he gets behind the line, defended to extra cover

2.5

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, driven back past the bowler. Mid-on runs over to field. A good shot for nothing.

2.6

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, driven off the front foot to cover. Thats a maiden for Ndandason.

3.1

Allan to Taylor, no run, plays forward to a ball which moves away off the pitch. He almost got an edge there

3.2

Allan to Taylor, 1 run, driven past the cover fielder. He dives well to keep it only to one

3.3

Allan to Mirza, FOUR, great shot from Mirza. It was a good length ball which Mirza got on the front foot and drove through the covers.

3.4

Allan to Mirza, no run, shorter ball outside offstump and Mirza waves his bat at it and misses

3.5

Allan to Mirza, no run, fuller ball just driven back to mid-on

3.6

Allan to Mirza, no run, outside offstump and he waves the bat at it again. Should have left that alone

4.1

Ndandason to Taylor, SIX, good length ball which Taylor rocks back in the crease and hits it high over long-off. Great shot, Kenya will not want Taylor getting started

4.2

Ndandason to Taylor, no run, wide outside offstump and let through to the keeper

4.3

Ndandason to Taylor, 1 wide, too far outside offstump. Trying to keep it out of Taylor's hitting range

4.3

Ndandason to Taylor, FOUR, slower ball driven back past the bowler. It races to the long-on boundary

4.4

Ndandason to Taylor, no run, shorter ball which he gets inline and defends forward.

4.5

Ndandason to Taylor, no run, clipped off the legs and goes straight to short fine line, they dont even think of the run

4.6

Ndandason to Taylor, 1 run, easy single. Because of the big hits they have moved long-off back. Taylor just drives it down the ground.

5.1

Allan to Taylor, no run, good length ball from Allan, guided to third man

5.2

Allan to Taylor, no run, fast and wide outside offstump, Mirza just wafts at that one. He is going to get an edge soon.

5.3

Allan to Taylor, 1 run, shorter ball and Mirza guides it well down to third man

5.4

Allan to Mirza, no run, pitched up and Taylor hits it to cover.

5.5

Allan to Taylor, OUT, good length ball hits it straight to Shikotra at mid-off. Kenya are delighted the dangerman is out.

SR Taylor c Shikotra b Allan 17 (19b 2x4 1x6) SR: 89.47

5.6

Allan to Joshi, no run, hits the ball back to the bowler

6.1

Ndandason to Mirza, no run, lets the ball go back to the keeper

6.2

Ndandason to Mirza, FOUR, driven off the front foot to the extra cover boundary

6.3

Ndandason to Mirza, 1 run, driven back past the bowler to mid-on

6.4

Ndandason to Joshi, no run, gets in line and hits the ball back to the bowler

6.5

Ndandason to Joshi, 1 wide, too far outside offstump

6.5

Ndandason to Joshi, 1 wide, slower ball going down legside this time

6.5

Ndandason to Joshi, 2 runs, drives the ball through mid-on. Mid-off runs over to field, he fumbles the ball and they get two

6.6

Ndandason to Joshi, FOUR, outside offstump and he gets on the front foot. He drives the ball through cover and it races away to the boundary

7.1

Allan to Mirza, no run, pitched up outside offstump and Mirza gets his bat well out of the way

7.2

Allan to Mirza, no run, going down legside and it clips the pad onto the way through to the keeper. The Kenyian's appeal but its not out

7.3

Allan to Mirza, 2 runs, driven back past the bowler and they chase it down just before the rope

7.4

Allan to Mirza, no run, slower ball driven back to mid-on

7.5

Allan to Mirza, no run, the ball comes in off the pitch and well kept out by Mirza

7.6

Allan to Mirza, no run, gets on the ball foot and guided the ball to backward point

8.1

Savala to Joshi, (no ball) 1 run, short ball cut off the back foot to the cover sweeper. It was a noball too

8.1

Savala to Mirza, OUT, he went back in the crease and the ball turned in off the pitch. He looked to play the ball forward and missed. The umpire puts his finger up

C Mirza lbw b Savala 13 (26b 2x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Spin has donr the trick. The USA captain is out there now!

8.2

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets an inside edge onto the pads and it goes to short fine leg

8.3

Savala to Sewdial, no run, short and wide of offstump he looks to cut and misses

8.4

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets along way down the pitch and hits him on the pads. They appeal and its not out

8.5

Savala to Sewdial, no run, defends it back to the bowler

8.6

Savala to Sewdial, 1 run, driven to mid-off and he sets off straight away. Sewdial gets his head down and runs into the bowler's back. Ouch thats got to hurt

Savala is on the ground and they have sent the physio out for a bit of treatment.

9.1

Allan to Sewdial, 1 run, outside offstump and Sewdial hits the ball hard past mid-off. They run quickly

9.2

Allan to Joshi, 1 run, shorter ball which Joshi gets on the back foot and guides it past point. He has to run back to field

9.3

Allan to Sewdial, FOUR, outside offstump and Sewdial gets down on one knee and hits it hard through cover. They chase back but cant stop it.

9.4

Allan to Sewdial, no run, strays onto legstump and he hits it gently to mid-on

9.5

Allan to Sewdial, no run, gets a big step forward and hits the ball on the half volley to extra cover

9.6

Allan to Sewdial, no run, clips the ball off the pads to short mid-wicket. No run there because he picked the only fielder on the legside in front of the wicket

The bowling powerplay has just been taken.

10.1

Savala to Joshi, no run, spins down legside, it hits him in on thepads but no run

10.2

Savala to Joshi, 1 run, gets on the back foot and cuts it to the cover sweeper

10.3

Savala to Sewdial, FOUR, he hits it high to the long on boundary. Sewdial doesnt even bother running and it only just makes it to the rope

10.4

Savala to Sewdial, no run, pitched up and driven to mid-on

10.5

Savala to Sewdial, no run, big step forward and driven to short extra cover

10.6

Savala to Sewdial, no run, driven off the back foot to backward point

Spin coming on from both ends now.

11.1

Vishram to Joshi, no run, goes back in the crease and misses the ball.

11.2

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets on the back foot again and hits it to point

11.3

Vishram to Joshi, no run, lets it go through to the keeper

11.4

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets forward and hits it to point

11.5

Vishram to Joshi, no run, guided past the keeper to the short third man

11.6

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets on the front foot and drives to short extra cover. Thats a maiden to start

12.1

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets down the crease and plays the ball forward

12.2

Savala to Sewdial, no run, lots of loop from the bowler, hit gently back

12.3

Savala to Sewdial, no run, leaves the ball outside the offstump

12.4

Savala to Sewdial, no run, hits the bat and then the pads, the bowler appeals but noone else does. That says it all really

12.5

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets forward and drops the ball at his feet. Ther is a big shout of NO from the non-striker

12.6

Savala to Sewdial, 1 run, this one bounces more and lets Sewdial cut the ball past point. He pinches the strike.

13.1

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, goes for the big hit over the top and misses. The keeper whips off the bails but he was home

13.2

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, lets the ball go through to the keeper

13.3

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, outside offstump and the keeper takes off the bails again. Not out

13.4

Vishram to Sewdial, 2 runs, much better shot. He gets to the pitch off the ball and drives it through extra cover

13.5

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets forward and knocks the ball back to the bowler

13.6

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets a big step forward and hits it back down the wicket

14.1

Savala to Joshi, 1 run, goes back in the crease and hits a short ball square on the offside

14.2

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets behind the line and hits it back to the bowler

14.3

Savala to Sewdial, no run, goes forward and knocks the ball to short extra cover

14.4

Savala to Sewdial, 1 run, shorter ball which he goes on the back foot and hits to the cover sweeper

14.5

Savala to Joshi, 1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts to the cover sweeper again. He is getting busy out there!

Mid-on is being moved back, lets see if that works

14.6

Savala to Sewdial, 1 run, strayed onto legstump and hit through square leg, they jog through

15.1

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets on the front foot and driven to mid-off. No run there

15.2

Vishram to Sewdial, 1 run, comes down the wicket and cut to the cover sweeper. Shouts of good shot, still only got one though....

15.3

Vishram to Joshi, no run, drops short at hit to the cover fielder

15.4

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets on the front foot and hits to cover

15.5

Vishram to Joshi, no run, hit it to cover again.

15.6

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets on the back foot and drives the ball forward

16.1

Shikotra to Sewdial, 1 wide, too far outside offstump to start.

16.1

Shikotra to Sewdial, no run, closer to the stumps that time, left well through to the keeper

16.2

Shikotra to Sewdial, 1 wide, wide of offstump again

16.2

Shikotra to Sewdial, no run, outside offstump again and left alone by the batsman

16.3

Shikotra to Sewdial, 1 wide, lots off effort from the bowler but goes to far wide again

16.3

Shikotra to Sewdial, FOUR, straighter that time and Sewdial gets hold of it and hits it to the mid-wicket boundary. Rain has just started falling

16.4

Shikotra to Sewdial, no run, yorker length ball and dug out well by the batsman

16.5

Shikotra to Sewdial, no run, outside offstump again and just left alone

16.6

Shikotra to Sewdial, no run, outside offstump again and just left alone. Thats drinks

Match State: Drinks

17.1

Vishram to Joshi, 1 run, driven back to the cover sweeper for an easy single

17.2

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, outside offstump and left alone by Sewdial

17.3

Vishram to Sewdial, 1 run, driven to Allan at mid-off and he fumbles. They call for the run but Sewdial dives in to make his ground. If Allan had hit the stumps that would have been out.

The rain has started coming down harder and the umpires are having a chat in the middle The players are coming off the pitch and the covers are being raced on. There is a strong breeze here today so hopefully we will not have too long to wait before it blows over. I will update you as soon as i have anymore news. Match State: Delay - rain 12.10 The great news is the rain has stopped and the covers are coming off. It looks like we are going to be starting almost straight away. The PNG game on the other Bready wicket carried on! The players are making their way back out and no overs have been lost.

17.4

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets on the front foot and cuts the ball to point

17.5

Vishram to Joshi, no run, outside offstump and watched carefully through to the keeper

17.6

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets forward and hits the ball back down the wicket

18.1

Savala to Sewdial, 2 runs, shorter ball and Sewdial cuts it square on the offside and they quickly run two

18.2

Savala to Sewdial, no run, more loop and Sewdial digs it out well

18.3

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets forward and meets the pitch off the ball, hits it back to the bowler

18.4

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets on the back foot and cuts the ball to backward point

18.5

Savala to Sewdial, FOUR, more flight again from the bowler. Sewdial gets down the wicket and drives the ball through extra cover. Great shot

18.6

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets forward and looks to defend the ball. It almost gets the outside edge and the keeper is hopping up and down in frustration.

19.1

Vishram to Joshi, 1 run, goes onto the backfoot and plays it past point. He dives and stops the ball so keeps it to a single

19.2

Vishram to Sewdial, 1 run, bowls it faster and Sewdial does well to drive it down the ground to long-on

19.3

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets forward and defends it back down the pitch

19.4

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets in line and defends the ball into the offside

19.5

Vishram to Joshi, no run, straighter ball just hit back down the wicket

19.6

Vishram to Joshi, FOUR, hits the ball back over the bowlers head and it races to the long-off boundary. Great shot by Joshi

20.1

Angila to Sewdial, no run, good length ball which Sewdial gets behind the line and defends forward

20.2

Angila to Sewdial, FOUR, good length ball again. Sewdial sees it early and drives the ball through extra cover and to the ropes

News from the game at Limavady. Canada are all out for 37 against Ireland.

20.3

Angila to Sewdial, FOUR, another boundary. It was outside offstump and Sewdial gets down on one knee and drives it through extra cover again

20.4

Angila to Sewdial, no run, pitched up and this time it gets defended back to the bowler. Good comeback from Angila

20.5

Angila to Sewdial, no run, outside offstump again and Sewdial goes back in the crease and plays it forward

20.6

Angila to Sewdial, FOUR, he does it again! It was a shorter ball from Angila. Sewdial leaned back in the crease and hits it high over extra cover. It only just bounces before the rope. What a great shot

21.1

Vishram to Joshi, no run, pitched up and hit back to the bowler

21.2

Vishram to Joshi, 1 run, driven down to long-on. Sewdial is back on strike

21.3

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and knocks back to the bowler

21.4

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets on the front foot and hits it to extra cover

21.5

Vishram to Sewdial, 2 runs, clipped off the legs to deep mid-wicket. A misfield gets them an easy two

21.6

Vishram to Sewdial, 1 run, goes back in the crease and hits it to the cover sweeper. The 100 was up for USA in the last over.

They are really having trouble holding down the other end.

22.1

Savala to Sewdial, 2 runs, driven hard through Allan at extra cover and stopped just before the boundary

22.2

Savala to Sewdial, 2 runs, cuts the ball past the keeper and short third man has to run back and field

22.3

Savala to Sewdial, no run, gets a big step forward and defends back to the bowler. He is only one boundary away from the fifty

22.4

Savala to Sewdial, no run, hits a bump ball back to the bowler

22.5

Savala to Sewdial, no run, is outside offstump and let go through to the keeper

22.6

Savala to Sewdial, no run, drives the ball to the left of the bowler. Savala dives to stop the ball and stops it well

23.1

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets down the crease and defends the ball forward.

23.2

Vishram to Joshi, no run, hits the ball off the front foot to the bowler

23.3

Vishram to Joshi, 1 run, drives the ball through mid-off. Joshi shouts for two but Sewdial wants the strike

23.4

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball but defends it to point

23.5

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets forward and defends it into the offside. I think he is getting a bit edgy now.

23.6

Vishram to Sewdial, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it down to long-off. So he pinches the strike again

24.1

Savala to Sewdial, no run, turns the ball into the legside and Johsi shouts No from the non strikers end

24.2

Savala to Sewdial, no run, dropped into the offside and Sewdial turns down the run that time. Rightly too.

24.3

Savala to Sewdial, 1 run, clipped off the legs to deep square leg and they jog through

24.4

Savala to Joshi, no run, he gets hit in the pads and they all appeal. He had got too far down the pitch though. Not out

24.5

Savala to Joshi, no run, gets on the front foot and drives to extra cover

24.6

Savala to Joshi, 2 runs, cuts the ball past point and as he chases back they run two quickly. Good running means the USA are on 112 at the half way stage

25.1

Vishram to Sewdial, no run, gets forward and hits the ball gently into the offside

25.2

Vishram to Sewdial, 1 run, drops the ball shot and Sewdial hits the ball to the cover sweeper. Thats the fifty very well played. The crowd cheers!

25.3

Vishram to Joshi, no run, gets forward and drives the ball to the bowler

25.4

Vishram to Joshi, 1 run, gets forward and punches the ball to long-off

25.5

Vishram to Sewdial, 1 run, hits the ball down the ground to Allan at long-off

25.6

Vishram to Joshi, 1 run, gets on the backfoot and drives the ball down to a wide long-on. An easy run down the ground now

26.1

Savala to Joshi, 1 run, looped up and driven off the front foot down to long-off. He gets the throw in quickly to keep it to one

26.2

Savala to Sewdial, 1 run, goes on the backfoot and hits it through mid-wicket

26.3

Savala to Joshi, no run, comes down the wicket and hits a bump ball back to the bowler

26.4

Savala to Joshi, no run, outside offstump and almost gets an edge through to the keeper

26.5

Savala to Joshi, 1 run, hits the ball to a wide mid-off. He fields well because it took a strange bounce just in front of him

26.6

Savala to Sewdial, 1 run, hit back to the bowler and he cant stop it. They run a quick single

Allan is coming back on for Kenya.

27.1

Allan to Sewdial, no run, good length ball that Sewdial gets behind the line and defends into the offside

27.2

Allan to Sewdial, no run, full ball outside offstump and it doesnt trouble the batsman

27.3

Allan to Sewdial, 1 run, shorter ball dropped just in front of point. They set off quickly and make it home

27.4

Allan to Joshi, 1 run, pitched up and driven past short extra cover. Mid-off has to run over to field

27.5

Allan to Sewdial, no run, slower ball from Allan. Sewdial looks to hit it into the legside and misses. It hits him on the pads but was going down legside

27.6

Allan to Sewdial, no run, hits him on the pads again. It was a straighter ball from Allan and he must have got an inside edge or that would have been out!

28.1

Ringera to Joshi, no run, hits him on the pads but was going to high. a good ball to start with from Ringera

28.2

Ringera to Joshi, no run, outside offstump and just left alone through to the keeper

28.3

Ringera to Joshi, 1 wide, too far down the legside. Sewdial went for a big hit and missed

28.3

Ringera to Sewdial, no run, hits back to the bowler

28.4

Ringera to Sewdial, no run, let through to the keeper.

28.5

Ringera to Sewdial, 1 run, Clipped off the legs down to fine leg

28.6

Ringera to Joshi, 1 run, gets forward and guides the ball down to third man

29.1

Allan to Joshi, no run, moved back in off the pitch, Joshi plays it well to short mid-wicket

29.2

Allan to Joshi, 1 run, overpitched the ball and it was driven to the cover sweeper. These two are looking very settled now.

29.3

Allan to Sewdial, no run, pitched up from Allan, Sewdial gets in line and defends it forward

29.4

Allan to Sewdial, 1 run, stays in the crease and drives the ball to the cover sweeper

29.5

Allan to Joshi, no run, shorter ball which Joshi goes back in the crease to play. He hits it back down the wicket

29.6

Allan to Joshi, no run, hits the ball back down the pitch. Allan gets a touch to the ball and it hits the stumps at the non strikers end. Sewdial was home though

30.1

Ringera to Sewdial, no run, short ball from Ringera that Sewdial plays well back down the wicket

30.2

Ringera to Sewdial, 1 run, cuts the ball in front of point, Joshi calls early and they make it through

30.3

Ringera to Joshi, 1 run, goes back in the crease and cuts this one to the left of point. He dives and stops the ball well

30.4

Ringera to Sewdial, 1 run, good length ball hit in front of extra cover. They set off straight away and are keeping the scoreboard ticking over nicely

30.5

Ringera to Joshi, no run, hits this one straight to short mid-wicket

30.6

Ringera to Joshi, 1 leg bye, clips off the pads and goes down the legside. The keeper cant stop it so they get a single

31.1

Allan to Joshi, 2 runs, looks to drive the ball straight, mis hits the ball and it flies past point

31.2

Allan to Joshi, 1 leg bye, hits him high on the pads and goes down legside. Allan shouts for LBW but it was too high

31.3

Allan to Sewdial, 1 wide, the ball moves off the pitch and takes it down legside

31.3

Allan to Sewdial, no run, better ball from the bowler. it was outside offstump and Sewdial plays it back to him

31.4

Allan to Sewdial, 1 run, slower ball but it went down legside and clipped through square leg

31.5

Allan to Joshi, 1 run, bouncer from Allan, Joshi plays the hook shot and it goes down to long leg. Very well played there.

31.6

Allan to Sewdial, 1 run, Cuts the ball square past point and the cover sweeper has to run over to field

The US have built a very steady partnership here. With 18 overs left they will be looking to get as near to 300 as they can. Kenya will want to get these two out quickly. Should be a good end to the innings here, so dont go anywhere! Match State: Drinks

Ringera to continue.

32.1

Ringera to Sewdial, no run, looking to clip the ball into the legside and it hits him on the pads. Going down legside though

32.2

Ringera to Sewdial, 1 run, yorker from Ringera, Sewdial digs it out well and they set off for a good single. the ball must have gone about 2 yards

32.3

Ringera to Joshi, 1 run, cuts the ball past point. He dives but cant cut it off

32.4

Ringera to Sewdial, 2 runs, bump ball goes through the hand of short extra cover. A fumble by the cover sweeper lets them get two

32.5

Ringera to Sewdial, no run, pitched up again and dug out well by Sewdial

32.6

Ringera to Sewdial, no run, turns the ball into the legside and short mid-wicket fields it well

The seventh bowler is coming on for Kenya.

33.1

JO Ochieng to Joshi, 2 runs, shorter ball which Joshi gets on his toes and plays wide of third man

33.2

JO Ochieng to Joshi, 1 run, gets on one knee and hits the ball to the cover sweeper. Nothing is happening for Kenya here

33.3

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, no run, gets this one straighter and he gets in line and defends it forward

33.4

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, 1 run, dropped it was another short ball which Sewdial hit straight to the square leg boundary. Angila dropped an easy catch because it went straight to him. That could prove costly!

33.5

JO Ochieng to Joshi, no run, gets in line and hits it to short mid-wicket

33.6

JO Ochieng to Joshi, 1 run, going down legside and clips the ball through square leg

34.1

Ringera to Joshi, FOUR, played forward to a good length ball, he gets the edge and it just flies past the keeper. It races to fine third man

34.2

Ringera to Joshi, no run, gets forward and hits it to short extra cover

34.3

Ringera to Joshi, no run, cuts the ball to point, Joshi shouts yes then a loud no

34.4

Ringera to Joshi, no run, he almost edges it. The ball was outside offstump and he just hangs the bat out there

34.5

Ringera to Joshi, OUT, he is gone that time. He was trying to be more aggressive and swung the bat at a wide ball. He gets the outside edge and the keeper mans a great diving catch to his right

AC Joshi c †Karim b Ringera 41 (68b 3x4 0x6) SR: 60.29

Persaud is in now and he has no name or number on his back.

34.6

Ringera to Persaud, no run, gets in line with the ball and defends it into the covers

35.1

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, no run, pitched up outside offstump and just left alone by Sewdial

35.2

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, no run, gets more bounce and Sewdial looks to cut past point. A great diving stop from point

35.3

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, 2 runs, he cant stop this one and third man has to run across and field

35.4

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, 1 run, full length ball which is driven off the front foot to long-off

35.5

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, gets forward and hits the ball back down the wicket. The bowler fields well of his own bowling

35.6

JO Ochieng to Persaud, 1 run, hits the outside edge and flies past the keeper down to third man

36.1

Ringera to Persaud, no run, outside offstump and Persaud just hits it back past the bowler

36.2

Ringera to Persaud, no run, goes for the big hit over the top. He swings and he misses. It goes through to the keeper

36.3

Ringera to Persaud, no run, gets on the front foot and just plays inside the line. Someone needs to tell him there is still 14 more overs to go!

36.4

Ringera to Persaud, no run, gets into line with the ball and plays it back down the wicket. Much better shot

36.5

Ringera to Persaud, no run, gets into line again and plays it to cover

36.6

Ringera to Persaud, 1 run, pitched up again and only just hit past the man at short extra cover. That was not very clever batting from Persaud in that over

37.1

JO Ochieng to Persaud, 1 run, gets onto the back foot and drives the ball past cover. He dives and stops it well. The field spreads now that Sewdial is back on strike

37.2

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, no run, clipped off the pads into the legside

37.3

JO Ochieng to Sewdial, 1 run, OUT, he drives the ball hard through extra cover and there is two easy runs there. As Sewdial is half way down the 2nd run, Persaud turns him back. He is run out by about 5 yards. What a bad end to Sewdial, he is not happy

GR Sewdial run out 68 (103b 7x4 0x6) SR: 66.01

37.4

JO Ochieng to Persaud, 1 wide, down legside to start

37.4

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, goes back in the crease and plays and misses outside offstump

37.5

JO Ochieng to Persaud, 1 wide, down legside again and its getting wayward here

37.5

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, drives the ball back down the ground to mid-off. No run there

37.6

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, overpitched and Persaud mistimes the ball to short extra cover

That was a terrible way for Sewdial's innings to finish. You can tell that unless Persaud makes a good score here there might be some cross words said.

38.1

Ringera to Sandhu, 1 wide, too far down legside

38.1

Ringera to Sandhu, FOUR, gets a good length ball, he goes down on one knee and drives through the covers. Great shot as Kenya had all the fielders in close

38.2

Ringera to Sandhu, no run, hits the pads and goes down legside and dribbles to the keeper

38.3

Ringera to Sandhu, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and hits the ball hard to mid-on

38.4

Ringera to Sandhu, FOUR, slower ball from Ringera, he sees it early and gets on one knee and drives it through the covers again. Another great shot

38.5

Ringera to Sandhu, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives back down the wicket

38.6

Ringera to Sandhu, no run, comes down the crease and guides the ball down to gully. No chance of a run there

39.1

JO Ochieng to Persaud, 1 run, slower ball outside offstump and Persaud doesnt look comfortable as he guides it down to third man

39.2

JO Ochieng to Sandhu, 1 run, shorter ball but it was going down legside, he pulls it to long leg. Not the type of wicket to do too many short balls i feel

39.3

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, pitches the ball up outside offstump and Persaud plays and misses again

39.4

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, slower ball from the bowler, Persaud gets in line and hits it back to him

39.5

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, slower ball again outside offstump, he just lets it go through

39.6

JO Ochieng to Persaud, no run, slower ball again, he goes back in the crease and looks to cut it. He mistimes it and it goes nowhere

40.1

Savala to Sandhu, 1 run, drops it short and cuts it to the left of point, he dives well to stop the ball

40.2

Savala to Persaud, no run, looking to turn it onto the legside, he misses and it hits him on the pads. No one appeals. It was going down legside

40.3

Savala to Persaud, 1 run, hits it down to long-off and he looks relieved to be getting down the other end

40.4

Savala to Sandhu, 1 run, drops back in the crease and cuts the ball square on the offside

40.5

Savala to Persaud, no run, looped up and driven back to the bowler

40.6

Savala to Persaud, 2 runs, strays down legside and he clips it past the keeper. Short fine leg has to run back and field it

The spinners have been brought back on now that Sewdial is out

41.1

Vishram to Sandhu, no run, gets in line and plays it back to the bowler

41.2

Vishram to Sandhu, no run, its wide of offstump and he goes to cut it and misses

41.3

Vishram to Sandhu, 1 run, driven to the left of extra cover and they run a quick single

41.4

Vishram to Persaud, no run, hits it to mid-on and no run

41.5

Vishram to Persaud, 1 run, clips the ball past the keeper on the legside. Singh shouts for the run. Persaud has to run fast down the other end

41.6

Vishram to Sandhu, no run, gets back in the crease and hits the ball forward

42.1

Savala to Persaud, no run, looks to turn it into the legside and hits short extra cover

42.2

Savala to Persaud, 1 run, drivesw the ball back past the bowler to long-on

42.3

Savala to Sandhu, no run, comes down the wicket and chips the ball to square leg. No run there

42.4

Savala to Sandhu, no run, hits the ball to square leg and there should have been an easy run. Persaud turned it down. The US are losing their way here.

42.5

Savala to Sandhu, OUT, thats cost him there he is out. He played back in the crease and the ball turned in and knocked off the bails. Its been terrible for the US since the drinks break

JS Sandhu b Savala 12 (16b 2x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

42.6

Savala to Suri, 1 run, goes back in the crease and cuts the ball past short third man.

43.1

Vishram to Suri, 1 run, hits the ball high back down the ground, one bounce and long-off fields it and throws it back in

43.2

Vishram to Persaud, 2 runs, hit high over mid-wicket and they run well to get two

43.3

Vishram to Persaud, no run, hits him on the pads and dribbles into the legside

43.4

Vishram to Persaud, 1 run, gets an inside edge which takes it into the legside and they run through

43.5

Vishram to Suri, 2 runs, hits the ball high over mid-wicket again and they run the two easier that time

43.6

Vishram to Suri, 1 run, hits the ball to extra cover and he collects it on one bounce. Persaud turns down the second run.

44.1

Ringera to Suri, 1 leg bye, gets down the wicket and the ball hits him on the pads. Ringera appeals but he was too far down the wicket.

44.2

Ringera to Persaud, OUT, the troubled knock of Persaud is over. He hit a good length ball down the throat of K Ochieng at deep mid-wicket

A Persaud c KO Ochieng b Ringera 12 (30b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00

The batsmen crossed. So Suri is on strike.

44.3

Ringera to Suri, 1 run, driven off the front foot to long-off. Good sounding shot there

44.4

Ringera to Ahmad, 1 run, gets on his toes and plays the ball in front of backward point. Suri sets off early and makes it easily

44.5

Ringera to Suri, SIX, good length ball which Suri leans back and hits it hard and flat over extra cover. That was some power there

44.6

Ringera to Suri, 2 runs, hits the ball to deep mid-wicket, they run for the second. The stumps get knocked over at the bowlers end and the umpire gives Ahmad out. The bowler didnt have the ball in his hands so he is safe!

The batting powerplay has been taken

45.1

JO Ochieng to Ahmad, 1 run, clipped through square leg and that brings up the 200 for the USA

45.2

JO Ochieng to Suri, FOUR, inside edged it past the keeper and it flies to the fine third man boundary. No chance of stopping that

45.3

JO Ochieng to Suri, 1 run, good length ball hit in front of extra cover and they run quickly

45.4

JO Ochieng to Ahmad, FOUR, slower ball but it went down legstump. That let him sweep it past square leg and it races away

45.5

JO Ochieng to Ahmad, no run, stays in his crease and runs the ball to point. Suri is already half way down the pitch and he has to turn and run back. The direct throw misses and there is noone at the stumps to gather and take of the bails

45.6

JO Ochieng to Ahmad, 1 run, driven to mid-on. He does gather it well and they can run a single

Its definitely livening up now.

46.1

Ringera to Ahmad, no run, comes down the wicket and plays and misses

46.2

Ringera to Ahmad, 5 runs, plays it to cover and they run a quick single, cover throws at the stumps but misses. There was no backing up and it races away to the boundary. Very sloppy from Kenya

46.3

Ringera to Suri, 1 run, driven down the ground to long-on

46.4

Ringera to Ahmad, OUT, he gets onto the front foot and hits it towards cow corner. K Ochieng doesnt even have to move and gets the catch.

SR Ahmad c KO Ochieng b Ringera 12 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

The batsmen crossed again

46.5

Ringera to Suri, 1 run, guided past gully and they run through

46.6

Ringera to Shahid, no run, hits him on the pads outside offstump and goes through to the keeper

Three overs left now and Allan comes back on

47.1

Allan to Suri, 1 run, drives the ball to mid-on, they set off straight away and it puts him under pressure. He fumbles

47.2

Allan to Shahid, no run, overpitched the ball and it should have been called a no ball. Goes through to the keeper

47.3

Allan to Shahid, OUT, goes for the big hit over long-on. Not enough air and J Ochieng doesnt have to move

H Shahid c JO Ochieng b Allan 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

47.4

Allan to Suri, 1 leg bye, goes into the legside and they run through

47.5

Allan to Abdulghani, 2 runs, hits it high over mid-wicket and they get two easily

47.6

Allan to Abdulghani, 2 runs, hits it the same place. The fielder is nearer it and they have to run hard to make the two this time

48.1

Ringera to Suri, no run, shorter ball which he looks to guide past the keeper. He plays and misses

48.2

Ringera to Suri, 2 runs, comes down the wicket and just bounces before long-off. They just keep running

48.3

Ringera to Suri, FOUR, comes down the wicket and edges the ball just wide of short third man and it races away

48.4

Ringera to Suri, OUT, he goes for another big hit and drives the ball toward long-on. The ball drifts in the air and Ndandason judges it well to take an easy catch. The last man is in now for the US

P Suri c Ndandason b Ringera 28 (18b 2x4 1x6) SR: 155.55

48.5

Ringera to Abdulghani, 1 leg bye, hits him on the pads and dribbles into the legside

48.6

Ringera to Mital Patel, 3 runs, clips it off the pads and fine short leg dives but doesnt stop it. He has to run back so they make a good three there

Last over coming up. Can they get to 250?

49.1

Allan to Mital Patel, 1 run, looks to play it across the line but it goes to long-off instead

49.2

Allan to Abdulghani, 1 run, yorker hit to mid-off, they set off but instead off throwing it at the bowlers end he throws it to the keeper. Strange choice there!

49.3

Allan to Mital Patel, 1 run, driven down to long-on. They will want boundaries now

49.4

Allan to Abdulghani, no run, overpitched and went past the batsman at waist height. Almost a no ball there

49.5

Allan to Abdulghani, no run, goes for the big hit over the top. He plays and misses. To stop the bye the keeper runs up with the ball

49.6

Allan to Abdulghani, 2 runs, hits the final ball high over mid-wicket. They turn after the first run and decide to take on the fielders arm. The keeper gathers the ball and knocks down the stumps. They are safe.

Match State: Innings Break So USA manage to get up to 238. At the half way stage it was looking so much better. Match State: Innings Break Whilst Sewdial was at the crease it looked like 300 could have been on the cards. A stupid run out brought his innings to the end for a well made 68. Ringera was the pick of the bowlers and ended up with 4 wickets. There are alot of dark rain clouds coming over the ground at the minute and it has just started to rain. The covers are being up on but because we are at lunch hopefully there will be no time lost. So please join me back at 3.15 when Kenya will be chasing 239 to win.

3.00pm The great news is the rain has stopped and the covers are off. The umpires have comfirmed that we are going to be starting again at 3.12pm.