Kenya beat Denmark, Kenya won by 8 wickets (with 65 balls remaining)

Kenya chase the total down with 10.5 overs to spare and do their NRR a world of difference. Unlucky that Tikolo missed out on a half-century, but they won it with a lot to spare

9.1

Kamran Mahmood to Tikolo, 1 run

can't get to the half-century as he pushes it to mid-on and seals the win

Over9

9 runs

KENYA 84/2CRR: 9.33 RRR: 0.09

SO Tikolo 47 (29b 7x4)CO Obuya 1 (1b)

MR Pedersen0/9 (1)

8.6

Pedersen to Tikolo, 1 run

on the leg stump. Tikolo turns it to square-leg for a single

8.5

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Pedersen to Tikolo, no run

on the leg stump. Tikolo defends it to midwicket

8.4

Pedersen to Tikolo, 2 runs

skips down the track and forces it to deep midwicket for a couple

8.3

Pedersen to C Obuya, 1 run

8.2

Pedersen to Tikolo, 1 run

pushes it to the leg side for a single

8.1

Pedersen to Tikolo, FOUR runs

on the leg stump. Tikolo pulls it to fine-leg for a boundary

Over8

4 runs, 2 wickets

KENYA 75/2CRR: 9.37 RRR: 0.83

SO Tikolo 39 (24b 6x4)CO Obuya 0 (0b)

Kamran Mahmood1/4 (1)

7.6

Kamran Mahmood to Tikolo, 1 run

drives it to long-off for a single

7.5

Kamran Mahmood to Tikolo, OUT

comes forward and drives it back to the bowler, who does well to get a finger on it. Nehemiah was backing up too far and is run-out as the ball hits the stumps

Nehemiah Odhiambo run out (Kamran Mahmood) 3 (3b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 100

7.4

Kamran Mahmood to NN Odhiambo, 1 run

on the leg stump. He pushes it to deep midwicket for a single

7.3

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Kamran Mahmood to NN Odhiambo, no run

looks to drive and is beaten

7.2

Kamran Mahmood to NN Odhiambo, 2 runs

another long hop, this time on the middle stump. Nehemiah pulls it to deep square-leg for a couple

7.1

Kamran Mahmood to Obanda, OUT

long hop outside the off stump. Obanda pulls straight into the hands of the fielder at cow corner

Alex Obanda c Javed b Kamran Mahmood 30 (21b 3x4 1x6 25m) SR: 142.85

Over7

13 runs

KENYA 71/0CRR: 10.14 RRR: 1.07

AA Obanda 30 (20b 3x4 1x6)SO Tikolo 38 (22b 6x4)

HAM Shah0/13 (1)

6.6

Shah to Obanda, 1 run

drives it off the backfoot to mid-off for a single

6.5

Shah to Tikolo, 1 run

punches it to long-on for a single

6.4

Shah to Obanda, 1 run

pushes it to square-leg. A poor effort by the fielder there allows them a single

6.3

Shah to Obanda, SIX runs

Obanda seems to be in a tearing hurry to finish the game off as he slog sweeps it over cow corner for a six

6.2

Shah to Obanda, FOUR runs

fuller ball again. This time, Obanda lofts it to wide long-on for a boundary

6.1

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Shah to Obanda, no run

comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler

Over6

12 runs

KENYA 58/0CRR: 9.66 RRR: 1.92

SO Tikolo 37 (21b 6x4)AA Obanda 18 (15b 2x4)

Yasir Iqbal0/19 (2)

5.6

Yasir Iqbal to Tikolo, FOUR runs

fuller ball outside the off stump. Tikolo leans forward, opens the face of the bat and steers it to third-man for a boundary. 58 runs of the powerplay

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Match details

GroundICC Academy, Dubai

TossDenmark, elected to bat first

Series

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Kenya tour of United Arab Emirates

Season2013/14

Player Of The Match

Nehemiah Odhiambo

Hours of play (local time)10.00 start, First Session 10.00-11.20, Interval 11.20-11.40, Second Session 11.40-13.00

Match days18 November 2013 - day (20-over match)