ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 / Commentary

ICC Cricket World Cup - 41st match, Group A

Kenya v Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won by 161 runs

17.1

CO Obuya to Sibanda, 1 run, a touch shorter and Sibanda goes back in his crease and pulls to deep square

17.2

CO Obuya to Taibu, 1 run, much shorter and Taibu pulls powerfully to the man on the square leg boundary

17.3

CO Obuya to Sibanda, no run, played off the back foot towards point

17.4

CO Obuya to Sibanda, no run, bowled with loop on leg stump, the batsman misses the glance and gets hit on the pad

17.5

CO Obuya to Sibanda, no run, flighted delivery which lands in the blockhole, the batsman digs it out

17.6

CO Obuya to Sibanda, no run, played back to the bowler from the crease

Zimbabwe 70/2   CO Obuya 1-0-2-0

19.1

CO Obuya to Taibu, no run, played back to the bowler from the crease

19.2

CO Obuya to Taibu, 2 runs, a bit of width outside off and the batsman moves back to cut through point

19.3

CO Obuya to Taibu, 1 run, driven off the front foot towards cover

19.4

CO Obuya to Sibanda, no run, Sibanda steps out to take the ball on the full and drives towards Obuya's left. Obuya leaps and fields the ball with one hand.

19.5

CO Obuya to Sibanda, FOUR, strays down leg and Sibanda gets down on one knee and sweeps fine for four

19.6

CO Obuya to Sibanda, 1 run, he steps out to take the ball on the full once again and pulls powerfully to the fielder on the deep midwicket boundary

Zimbabwe 83/2   CO Obuya 2-0-10-0

21.1

CO Obuya to Taibu, 1 run, cut off the back foot towards deep point

21.2

CO Obuya to Sibanda, 1 run, the length is a bit short, allowing Sibanda the space to punch off the back foot through cover

21.3

CO Obuya to Taibu, 1 run, looped through the air and Taibu stays in his crease, takes it on the full and drives to long-off

21.4

CO Obuya to Sibanda, 1 run, short ball and Sibanda cuts hard off the back foot through point

21.5

CO Obuya to Taibu, no run, very short once again, Taibu hits it back towards the bowler and Obuya makes a fine save towards his left

21.6

CO Obuya to Taibu, no run, played towards point

Zimbabwe 97/2   CO Obuya 3-0-14-0

Photos

Mar 20, 2011

Zimbabwe's bowlers backed up their batsmen with an all-round performance, Kenya v Zimbabwe, Group A, World Cup 2011, Kolkata, March 20, 2011

Zimbabwe's bowlers backed up their batsmen with an all-round performance

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Mar 20, 2011

Nehemiah Odhiambo resisted Zimbabwe's bowlers with an unbeaten 44, Kenya v Zimbabwe, Group A, World Cup 2011, Kolkata, March 20, 2011

Nehemiah Odhiambo resisted Zimbabwe's bowlers with an unbeaten 44

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