Kenya is sweating on the fitness of batsman Alex Obanda while Bermuda is hoping for an improvement in form as the two sides prepare to go head-to-head in the ICC Intercontinental Cup match in Nairobi from Thursday.

Captain Bjorn Kotze described the efforts of his fast bowlers as "marvellous" after Namibia defeated Canada by eight wickets in its ICC Intercontinental Cup opener at Wanderers Cricket Club in Windhoek, Namibia on Sunday

Namibia made a winning start to its ICC Intercontinental Cup campaign with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Canada at Wanderers Cricket Club in Windhoek, Namibia on Sunday

Namibia was sensing victory in its ICC Intercontinental Cup opener against Canada as the visitors were left with their backs against the wall after the third day's play at Wanderers Cricket Club in Windhoek on Saturday

Opener Mohammad Iqbal stroked a maiden first-class century to lead Canada's fight back against Namibia in the ICC Intercontinental Cup match at Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek, Namibia on Friday

Captain Bjorn Kotze and Nicholaas Scholtz achieved personal bests to provide Namibia with a positive start to its ICC Intercontinental Cup campaign against Canada at Wanderers Cricket Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia on Thursday

Canada coach Pubudu Dassanayake hopes recent disappointments will help his team come back stronger against Namibia in the ICC Intercontinental Cup match starting at Wanderers Cricket Club in Windhoek, Namibia from Thursday

Kenya's interim coach Alfred Boi Njuguna has hailed his team's performance in a difficult ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada and has urged his boys to maintain the same standards in the upcoming matches

Kenya made a winning start to its ICC Intercontinental Cup campaign when it defeated Canada by nine wickets on the penultimate day of the four-day match at the Gymkhana Club in Nairobi on Sunday

A maiden first-class hundred by Thomas Odoyo has helped Kenya secure a healthy first innings lead after two days of its ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in Nairobi

A captain's knock from Sunil Dhaniram gave Canada a fighting chance on day one of its ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya in Nairobi

Kenya heads into this week's ICC Intercontinental Cup 2007/08 match against Canada at Gymkhana, Nairobi determined to improve on their performances at the recent ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa

Ireland made an emphatic statement in the ICC Intercontinental Cup last week with an emphatic and clinical victory over Bermuda in Dublin

Ireland remains on course to retain its ICC Intercontinental Cup crown after a convincing innings victory over Bermuda in Dublin last week

Ireland continued to pummel a sorry Bermuda at Clontarf. On the second day of four, they reached 524 for 8 declared and then reduced the visitors to 180 for 8

Centuries from William Porterfield and Andre Botha made sure Bermuda suffered in Dublin as the defending champions ended the first day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup match at Castle Avenue on 362-3

Bermudan cricket is heading in the right direction and will continue as a force to be reckoned with in the coming years, according to national team captain Irving Romaine

Opener Tom de Grooth considers the last couple of weeks to be the golden period of his professional career

The Netherlands surged to the top of the ICC Intercontinental Cup league table by beating Bermuda by an innings and 44 runs at the VRA ground in Amstelveen on Wednesday

Tom de Grooth's career-best 196 left the Netherlands eyeing an innings victory over Bermuda in the ICC Intercontinental Cup match at VRA ground in Amstelveen on Tuesday