Zimbabwe vs Kenya (Kolkata) 20th March

ICC World Cup 2011 – 20^th March

41^st Match – Group A     (50-over match)

Played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata,

Zimbabwe won by 161 runs;

Zimbabwe won the toss and picked batting first;

Scoreboard:

Zimbabwe            308/6    (50 over)

Zimbabwe Innings	50 over maximum	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
BRM Taylor	c Ngoche b Otieno	26	36	5	0	72.22
RW Chakabva	c †DO Obuya b Odhiambo	9	22	1	0	40.90
T Taibu†	lbw b Ngoche	53	74	7	0	71.62
V Sibanda	run out (CO Obuya)	61	57	7	1	107.01
CR Ervine	b Otieno	66	54	9	1	122.22
E Chigumbura*	c Mishra b Ongondo	38	41	3	2	92.68
GA Lamb	not out	17	10	1	1	170.00
P Utseya	not out	19	6	3	1	316.66
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, w 14)	19

Total (6 wickets; 50 over) 308 (6.16 runs per over)

Did not bat:

AG Cremer, RW Price, CB Mpofu

Fall of wickets:

1-32 (Chakabva, 8.6 over), 2-36 (Taylor, 9.4 over), 3-146 (Sibanda, 29.1 over), 4-165 (Taibu, 32.4 over), 5-270 (Chigumbura, 46.6 over), 6-276 (Ervine, 47.6 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
PJ Ongondo	10	0	53	1	5.30	(3w)
E Otieno	10	0	61	2	6.10
NN Odhiambo	10	1	58	1	5.80	(3w)
JO Ngoche	10	0	68	1	6.80	(1w)
CO Obuya	3	0	14	0	4.66
SO Tikolo	7	0	49	0	7.00	(2w)

Kenya            147/10    (36 over)    (lost by 161 runs)

Kenya Innings	(target: 309 runs from 50 overs)	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
AA Obanda	lbw b Price	23	36	4	0	63.88
DO Obuya†	lbw b Mpofu	0	2	0	0	0.00
CO Obuya	run out (Sibanda)	1	6	0	0	16.66
SO Tikolo*	lbw b Price	10	14	2	0	71.42
T Mishra	c Cremer b Utseya	4	9	1	0	44.44
TM Odoyo	lbw b Lamb	14	29	2	0	48.27
RR Patel	c Chakabva b Lamb	24	37	3	0	64.86
NN Odhiambo	not out	44	47	5	0	93.61
PJ Ongondo	lbw b Cremer	6	2	0	1	300.00
E Otieno	run out (Chigumbura)	5	13	0	0	38.46
JO Ngoche	c Mpofu b Cremer	9	21	0	1	42.85
Extras	(lb 4, w 3)	7

Total (all out; 36 over) 147 (4.08 runs per over)

Did not bat: All batted;

Fall of wickets:

1-3 (DO Obuya, 0.5 over), 2-10 (CO Obuya, 3.3 over), 3-27 (Tikolo, 7.3 over), 4-44 (Mishra, 10.3 over), 5-44 (Obanda, 11.4 over), 6-73 (Odoyo, 19.5 over), 7-95 (Patel, 24.6 over), 8-101 (Ongondo, 25.2 over), 9-124 (Otieno, 31.2 over), 10-147 (Ngoche, 35.6 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
CB Mpofu	6	0	27	1	4.50	(2w)
RW Price	7	1	20	2	2.85
P Utseya	9	0	47	1	5.22
GA Lamb	7	0	21	2	3.00
AG Cremer	7	0	28	2	4.00	(1w)

Player of the match:    CR Ervine (Zimbabwe)

Umpires:        EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka) and HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)

TV umpire:        IJ Gould (England)

Zimbabwe ended their campaign with a crushing victory over Kenya by 161-run margin. Zimbabwe's spinners' commanded complete hold on Kenya's batsmen as they all bowled out in 36 over for 147 runs. This match was the last in the tournament for both teams. Half centuries from Tatenda Taibu, Vusi Sibanda and Craig Ervine drove Zimbabwe to 300 plus but Kenya's chase was not up to mark.

Chris Mpofu, the solitary specialist pacer in Zimbabwe's side, started Kenya's dilemma by removing opener David Obuya in the first over and three over afterward Collins Obuya's run-out brought Tikolo to the crease for the final time in internationals. He created a couple of firm flicks to the deep-midwicket boundary but then played back to Price and was struck in line with leg stump to be sent on his way. In a poignant sign of respect to the retiring Tikolo, the Zimbabweans swift to shake his hand and he left the field, obviously emotional, to a standing applause from both teams and the smattering of audience around the ground.