Group C - England vs Kenya

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Group C - England vs Kenya

Yet another important game in the group stage. England must win to progress to the next stage of the tournament. Rain has interrupted the start and the match has been reduced to a 43-over game.

Flintoff and Mahmood come back into the England line-up.

England XI:
EC Joyce, MP Vaughan, IR Bell, KP Pietersen, A Flintoff, PD Collingwood, RS Bopara, PA Nixon, JM Anderson, MS Panesar, SI Mahmood

Kenya XI:
MA Ouma, RD Shah, SO Tikolo, T Mishra, CO Obuya, AO Suji, TM Odoyo, JK Kamande, LN Onyango, PJ Ongondo, HA Varaiya

Crucial game this. Many seem to think that Kenya has a chance. Time will tell though.

Match to get underway shortly.

 

[cleazer]

Re: Group C - England vs Kenya

Well, it really looks like it was a mistake for Kenya to choose to bat.
They're 74-4 after 19 overs, which isn't good at all, especially when you consider that it's a 43-over game.

 

[cleazer]

Re: Group C - England vs Kenya

Tikolo still in there on 71.
The rest of the Kenyans aren't helping too much though.

Kenya 154-7 after 38. There's 5 overs left.

 

[cleazer]

Re: Group C - England vs Kenya

Kenya all out for 177

Shouldn't be a terribly difficult total for England to chase, but we'll see I suppose.

 

[cleazer]

Re: Group C - England vs Kenya

After the losses of Vaughan and Bell, the pair of Joyce and Pietersen are putting together a really solid partnership out there, good for 96 runs so far.

England have this match well in hand, needing only 30 runs from the last 18 overs.

 

[cleazer]

Re: Group C - England vs Kenya

England win 178-3 with 10 overs remaining.

England are through to the Super Eights. Kenya is going home.