Tikolo and Shah help Kenya fightback

Centuries from Steve Tikolo and Ravindu Shah got Kenya out of trouble on the second day of the three-day match against Pakistan A at the Simba Union Club in Nairobi.

Kenya replied with 254 for 3, after Pakistan A declared their first innings at 495. Taufeeq Umar and Faisal Iqbal smeared the Kenyan bowling to all parts of the Oval and Pakistan A declared shortly before lunch on the second day. Tafeeq made 144 and Faisal finished on 119.

Kenya's reply was rocked early in the innings when Kennedy Obuya and Hitesh Modi fell in quick succession. However, Tikolo and Shah engineered the fightback with a third-wicket stand of 216. Shah struck 23 boundaries and continued his great form, after his 135 against Uganda a week ago, and notched up his third first-class century.

Tikolo brought up his fourth first-class hundred with a single off Salman Butt and spanked 15 boundaries in his 140-ball effort. Thomas Odoyo got in on the act too but bad light brought the day's proceedings to a premature end.