Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and chose to bat first against Sri Lanka in their World Cup Group A match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Published: Mar 01, 2011, 02:03 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 01, 2011, 02:03 PM (IST)
Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and chose to bat first against Sri Lanka in their World Cup Group A match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
By CricketCountry Staff
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Colombo: Mar 1, 2011
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Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and chose to bat first against Sri Lanka in their World Cup Group A match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Both Sri Lanka and Kenya lost their last league matches to Pakistan. Sri Lanka fell short by 11 runs chasing a target of 277, while Kenya was routed by 205 runs on Feb 23.
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Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga is making a comeback in the team after recovering from a back-strain.
Teams:
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Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (c & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga.
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Kenya: Maurice Ouma (wk), Seren Waters, Collins Obuya, David Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tanmay Mishra, Jimmy Kamande (c), Nehemiah Odhiambo, Peter Ongondo, Shem Negoche, Elijah Otieno
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