Suji's ton drives Kenya to final

Kenya 403 for 6 and 282 for 4 (Suji 103*) drew with Bermuda 346 for 9 (Smith 126*, Romaine 56)
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A solid partnership between Tony Suji and Thomas Oboyo was enough to see Kenya to a winning draw against Bermuda and put them through to the Intercontinental Cup semi-final.

The two combined to put on 134 for the fifth wicket to lead the Africans to 282-4 in their second innings at the United Sports Ground in Windhoek, Namibia, With the Kenyans ahead on bonus points from the first innings, after reaching 403-6 to the Bermudian's 346-9, all they had to do was avoid getting bowled out cheaply.

Resuming on 85-1 overnight, there appeared to be little danger until paceman Ryan Steede struck twice in two balls, removing Kennedy Obuya and skipper Steve Tikolo - who had scored 220 in the first innings and later won man of the match - in the 26th over of the day. Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock, who bowled an incredible 51 overs in the second innings, then had Hitesh Modi caught for three to leave Kenya on 148-4 and in a touch of trouble, But Suji and Oboyo stopped the rot and played a defensive two hours of cricket - failing to score a boundary for 20 overs after lunch - to shore up the innings.

At tea, with no result other than a winning draw for Kenya possible, the teams agreed to play on just until Suji had reached his 100 - he was on 93 at the time. Just 6.2 overs later, he drove a four through cover to put an end to proceedings and allow Kenya to advance into Thursday's final with Ireland.

Bermuda, who had come into the match as underdogs, were showered with praise by both opposition and ICC officials for their performance which left players and management delighted despite the defeated.