2007 Twenty20 World Championship: Kenya vs Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka have beaten Kenya by 172 runs in Group C of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. Sanath Jayasuriya scored 88 runs off 44 balls as Sri Lanka raced to 260-6 off 20 overs, the highest total made in a Twenty20 international. Mahela Jayawardene scored 65 runs before falling lbw to Jimmy Kamande, who took 3-48, bowling Kumar Sangakkara for 30 and Tillakaratne Dilshan for just three runs. Jehan Mubarak smashed 46 off 13 balls as Sri Lanka set a formidable target for Kenya. Chaminda Vaas imm
Sri Lanka have beaten Kenya by 172 runs in Group C of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sanath Jayasuriya scored 88 runs off 44 balls as Sri Lanka raced to 260-6 off 20 overs, the highest total made in a Twenty20 international. Mahela Jayawardene scored 65 runs before falling lbw to Jimmy Kamande, who took 3-48, bowling Kumar Sangakkara for 30 and Tillakaratne Dilshan for just three runs. Jehan Mubarak smashed 46 off 13 balls as Sri Lanka set a formidable target for Kenya.
Chaminda Vaas immediately made a breakthrough, dismissing opening batsman Maurice Ouma for a duck. Kenya never recovered, and were reduced to just 88 runs in the 20th over as Sri Lanka dismissed their batsmen cheaply. The win, by 172 runs, is the largest margin of victory in a Twenty20 international.
The defeat eliminates Kenya from the tournament. Sri Lanka and New Zealand will advance to the Super 8 stage.
Toss: Kenya won, and chose to field first.
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Tharanga, 2.6 ov), 2-94 (Sangakkara, 9.3 ov), 3-181 (Jayasuriya, 14.2 ov), 4-194 (Silva, 15.6 ov), 5-212 (Jayawardene, 17.2 ov), 6-215 (Dilshan, 17.6 ov)
Did not bat: C R D Fernando, S L Malinga, W P U J C Vaas
{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title= Kenya bowling}}Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ouma, 0.3 ov), 2-20 (Odhiambo, 2.6 ov), 3-42 (Mishra, 9.1 ov), 4-47 (Tikolo, 10.1 ov), 5-50 (CO Obuya, 10.4 ov), 6-66 (DO Obuya, 14.3 ov), 7-81 (Obanda, 17.2 ov), 8-83 (Kamande, 18.2 ov), 9-88 (Ongondo, 19.3 ov)Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, J Mubarak, G Wijekoon, C R D Fernando, S L Malinga, W P U J C VaasKenya: M A Ouma (wkt), D O Obuya, N Odhiambo, T Mishra, S O Tikolo (capt), C O Obuya, A Obanda, T M Odoyo, J K Kamande, P J Ongondo, L N OnyangoMan of the Match: S T Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
2007 Twenty20 World ChampionshipUmpires: D J Harper (Australia) and N J Llong (England)TV Umpire: M R Benson (England)Match Referee: B C Broad (England)Reserve Umpire:''' K H Hurter (South Africa)
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