Top ranked Nepal defeated Kenya at the ongoing Twenty20 Cricket at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club in Nairobi.
Today, the visiting Nepal were beat Kenya by five Wickets in the opening fixtures in their five-tier Twenty20 encounter when Sompal Kami was named the man-of-the match
Kami managed three wickets for 22 runs in his four overs outing with Kenya scoring 130 for the loss of 8 in 20 overs of their innings. Nepal’s chase was successful but tight, getting there at 133 for 5 in 19.2 overs.
Nepal’s captain Sandeep Lamichhane said they were happy to start the series on a winning note.
Kenya is yearning for a win in the T20 contest so as to improve their global T20 men’s ranking. The nation is currently ranked 30th in the ICC T20 ranking that is topped by India.
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Uganda are the African countries ranked above Kenya at positions four, 11, 15 and 25 respectively.
Opening batsman Alex Obanda was Kenya’s first casualty of the match as he was bowled out in the first over by Sompal Kami, just after hitting a six in the first over.
Opening batsman Irfan Karim was Kenya’s top scorer, scoring 34 runs in 44 balls with three boundaries, before he was caught and bowled by Lamichhane in the 15th over. All-rounder Lucas Oluoch was Kenya’s second top scorer with 31 runs, including five fours and one six in the 13 balls that he faced
He also took two wickets in four overs. Bowler Nehemiah Odhaimbo scored 19 runs from 21 balls
Additional reporting: Daily Nation