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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2008 / Scorecard

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier - 1st semi final

Ireland v Kenya

Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

T20I no. 64 | 2008 season
Played at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
4 August 2008 (20-over match)


Kenya innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
MA Ouma†	c Cusack b Connell	6	2	5	1	0	120.00
0.5 short and wide from Connell, Ouma top-edges the cut shot and Cusack tkes a fine catch diving forward at third man 6/1
KO Otieno	c Connell b KJ O'Brien	7	15	10	0	0	70.00
3.6 big problems for Kenya and Otieno is gone top-edging a pull shot to Connell at short fine-leg 15/3
NN Odhiambo	lbw b KJ O'Brien	1	6	3	0	0	33.33
1.6 another early breakthrough! On a good length and cutting back into the batsman, he was hit on the back foot and it was an easy decision for Umpire Hair 12/2
SO Tikolo*	lbw b Botha	13	29	26	1	0	50.00
9.1 he gets a wicket with his first ball, very like the lbw of Odiambo as the ball cut back off the pitch to trap Tikilo on the back foot 38/5
AA Obanda	c McCallan b Connell	0	11	5	0	0	0.00
6.5 tries to hit a length delivery over mid-off but the ball goes staight up, it looked like it would loop over McCallan on the edge of the circle but he took a fantastic catch diving to his left 27/4
TM Odoyo	b Botha	10	30	16	1	0	62.50
13.4 a loose shot from Odoyo, he went for a big drive outside his off-stump, the ball cut back in through the gate to take the off-stump bails 57/8
RG Aga	b Cusack	5	5	6	1	0	83.33
10.2 bowled! Full ball which Aga tried to drive through the off-side, the ball may have cut back off the pitch to send the off-stump flying 48/6
JK Kamande	b Cusack	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
10.4 and another one! Hiting the leg-stump this time as Kamande got too far accross, super bowling from Cusack 48/7
AO Suji	run out (Porterfield)	7	28	17	0	0	41.17
17.2 McCallan to Varaiya, and that's the end of the innings, played into midwicket on the front foot and they took a risky single, Porterfield swooped in quickly pick up and throw in one motion, good work to leave Suji just short at the striker's end 67/10
PJ Ongondo	b Botha	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
13.5 gone again! It was a similar ball and it again it cut back in to beat the loose drive of Ongondo, this time hitting middle stump 57/9
HA Varaiya	not out	6	14	13	0	0	46.15

Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 6)	12

Total	(all out; 17.2 overs)	67	(3.86 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-6 (Ouma, 0.5 ov), 2-12 (Odhiambo, 1.6 ov), 3-15 (Otieno, 3.6 ov), 4-27 (Obanda, 6.5 ov), 5-38 (Tikolo, 9.1 ov), 6-48 (Aga, 10.2 ov), 7-48 (Kamande, 10.4 ov), 8-57 (Odoyo, 13.4 ov), 9-57 (Ongondo, 13.5 ov), 10-67 (Suji, 17.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
PC Connell	4	0	16	2	4.00
0.5 to Ouma, short and wide from Connell, Ouma top-edges the cut shot and Cusack tkes a fine catch diving forward at third man 6/1 6.5 to Obanda, tries to hit a length delivery over mid-off but the ball goes staight up, it looked like it would loop over McCallan on the edge of the circle but he took a fantastic catch diving to his left 27/4
KJ O'Brien	4	0	15	2	3.75
1.6 to Odhiambo, another early breakthrough! On a good length and cutting back into the batsman, he was hit on the back foot and it was an easy decision for Umpire Hair 12/2 3.6 to Otieno, big problems for Kenya and Otieno is gone top-edging a pull shot to Connell at short fine-leg 15/3
AR Cusack	3	1	3	2	1.00
10.2 to Aga, bowled! Full ball which Aga tried to drive through the off-side, the ball may have cut back off the pitch to send the off-stump flying 48/6 10.4 to Kamande, and another one! Hiting the leg-stump this time as Kamande got too far accross, super bowling from Cusack 48/7
AC Botha	4	0	20	3	5.00	(1w)
9.1 to Tikolo, he gets a wicket with his first ball, very like the lbw of Odiambo as the ball cut back off the pitch to trap Tikilo on the back foot 38/5 13.4 to Odoyo, a loose shot from Odoyo, he went for a big drive outside his off-stump, the ball cut back in through the gate to take the off-stump bails 57/8 13.5 to Ongondo, gone again! It was a similar ball and it again it cut back in to beat the loose drive of Ongondo, this time hitting middle stump 57/9
DT Johnston	2	0	7	0	3.50	(1w)

WK McCallan	0.2	0	0	0	0.00


Ireland innings (target: 68 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
WTS Porterfield*	c Tikolo b Odoyo	0	9	7	0	0	0.00
2.1 gone! Very good catch at second slip by Tikilo after Portfield nicked a ball outside the off stump, hope for the Kenyans 2/1
GC Wilson	c Suji b Odoyo	0	13	9	0	0	0.00
2.6 he's gone as well, short ball and he went for the pull shot, a top-edge took the ball into midwicket where Suji took a very good catch running back 3/2
NJ O'Brien†	c Tikolo b Kamande	11	59	30	0	0	36.66
15.4 caught behind! Flatter ball and it skidded onto O'Brien- he got an edge as he tried to cut, a top edge rebounding off Ouma's gloves and lobbing to Tikiolo at slip 49/6
AC Botha	b Kamande	22	37	34	2	0	64.70
11.4 beaten by a slower ball as he tried to heave the ball down the ground- the ball hit off-stump. A useful innings by Botha in the circumstances 41/3
AR White	c Varaiya b Aga	1	4	3	0	0	33.33
12.2 gone! Not a good shot from White, going for the pull shot which seemed to hurry onto him, Varaiya takes a smart catch at fine-leg 42/4
AR Cusack	c Obanda b Aga	2	2	2	0	0	100.00
12.4 he's gone now too, tried to turn the ball into the leg-side, he got a leading edge which lobbed to Obana in the covers 44/5
KJ O'Brien	not out	17	27	16	1	1	106.25

DT Johnston	not out	8	15	14	0	0	57.14

Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 8)	11

Total	(6 wickets; 19.1 overs)	72	(3.75 runs per over)

Did not bat R Strydom, WK McCallan, PC Connell

Fall of wickets 1-2 (Porterfield, 2.1 ov), 2-3 (Wilson, 2.6 ov), 3-41 (Botha, 11.4 ov), 4-42 (White, 12.2 ov), 5-44 (Cusack, 12.4 ov), 6-49 (NJ O'Brien, 15.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
TM Odoyo	4	0	13	2	3.25	(2w)
2.1 to Porterfield, gone! Very good catch at second slip by Tikilo after Portfield nicked a ball outside the off stump, hope for the Kenyans 2/1 2.6 to Wilson, he's gone as well, short ball and he went for the pull shot, a top-edge took the ball into midwicket where Suji took a very good catch running back 3/2
PJ Ongondo	4	1	7	0	1.75	(1w)

RG Aga	4	1	12	2	3.00
12.2 to White, gone! Not a good shot from White, going for the pull shot which seemed to hurry onto him, Varaiya takes a smart catch at fine-leg 42/4 12.4 to Cusack, he's gone now too, tried to turn the ball into the leg-side, he got a leading edge which lobbed to Obana in the covers 44/5
AO Suji	3.1	1	26	0	8.21	(1w)

JK Kamande	4	1	11	2	2.75
11.4 to Botha, beaten by a slower ball as he tried to heave the ball down the ground- the ball hit off-stump. A useful innings by Botha in the circumstances 41/3 15.4 to NJ O'Brien, caught behind! Flatter ball and it skidded onto O'Brien- he got an edge as he tried to cut, a top edge rebounding off Ouma's gloves and lobbing to Tikiolo at slip 49/6

Match details

Toss Ireland, who chose to field
Series Ireland advanced

Player of the match AC Botha (Ireland)

Umpires DB Hair (Australia) and Sarika Prasad (Singapore)
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire K Smith

Tournament Results

Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast - Aug 5, 2008
No result (abandoned with a toss)

Bermuda v Canada at Belfast - Aug 5, 2008
Canada won by 8 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)

Kenya v Scotland at Belfast - Aug 4, 2008
Scotland won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Netherlands v Scotland at Belfast - Aug 4, 2008
Netherlands won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Ireland v Kenya at Belfast - Aug 4, 2008
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

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Match Coverage

Match Day

Report - Ireland inch past Kenya into final

- Ireland home | squad
- Kenya home | squad

Photos

Aug 4, 2008

Alex Cusack bowls Ragheb Gul Aga

Aug 4, 2008

Andre Botha appeals successfully against Steve Tikolo