Pakistan Succeeded against Kenya, Great Start of Pakistan

Pakistan Succeeded against Kenya, Great Start of Pakistan

Pakistan outclassed Kenya by a large margin of 205 runs in their first World Cup Group A match at the Mahinda Rajapakse Stadium on Wednesday.

Set an improbable target of 318 runs, Kenya were packed out for a simple 112 runs in 33.1 overs.

Captain Shahid Afridi was the main destroyer capturing 5 wickets for only 16 runs while Umar Gul taken two for 12 and Mohammad Hafeez took one for 26.

Collins Obuya was the main scorer for Kenya with 47 as only 3 other upper place hitters could enter into double figures.

Earlier, captain Shahid Afridi gained the toss and decided to bat simply Pakistan taken a unhappy start losing both their openers in seven overs.

Mohammad Hafeez was the first to go, failing to keep a drive down as a diving Seren Waters picked up a enjoyable catch at short mid-wicket.

Two overs after, Ahmed Shahzad, who made his starting run after 13 balls, was took by skipper Jimmy Kamande off Odoyo to leave Pakistan fighting at 12-2.

However, wicketkeeper hitter Kamran Akmal and veteran batsman Younis Khan came to deliver and revived the innings through a solid 98-run support.

Kamran made 55, his ninth ODI 50 and Younis scored 50, his 40th ODI fifty.

Later, Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal gave the innings the final expand with a rapid 118-run stand for the fifth wicket adding 118 runs for the fifth wicket partnership.

Misbah made 65 from 69 deliveries with two sixes. This was his 13th ODI half-century.

Umar Akmal, playing his first World Cup match, reached his seventh ODI fifty. He higher scored with a 52-ball 71 with eight fours and a six.

This was the fourth half century in Pakistan innings.

Afridi got only 7 runs and was dismissed lbw by Odoyo who finished with 3-41, conceding 20 in wides in a total of 46 extras.

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