Kenyan team draws with Mumbai CA
The final day's play in the match between the visiting Kenyan team and the Mumbai CA XI at the Wankhede stadium was not devoid of excitement
Partab Ramchand
29-Apr-2000
The final day's play in the match between the visiting Kenyan team and
the Mumbai CA XI at the Wankhede stadium was not devoid of excitement.
Ultimately however the three day game ended in a draw.
The home team, resuming at 70 for two, declared their second innings
at 199 for eight. Opener Praful Dhule top scored with 52 off 105 balls
with the help of four fours and a six. He and the other overnight
batsman Milind Tahamane (24) added 57 runs for the third wicket off
11.4 overs. Wickets then fell at regular intervals and F Otieno picked
up three for 41.
The declaration left the Kenyans a victory target of 226 runs and they
got off to a fine start with openers Ravindu Shah (97) and KO Otieno
(38) putting on 112 runs off 21 overs. Then TM Odoyo (34) and Shah
added 68 runs for the fourth wicket off 16 overs. After that however
wickets fell in a heap as the Kenyans went for runs and off 49 overs
they were 190 for eight when stumps were drawn. Shah who was fourth
out at 185 batted almost three hours, faced 119 balls and hit three
fours and a six. Sandeep Odoyo took three for 34 while NS Shetty
finished with four for 40.