Published: Mar 11, 2017, 08:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 16, 2017, 02:54 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to live cricket score and updates of the 35th match of ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-16-17 between Nepal and Kenya at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. I am Abhishek Kumar, and I will be live-blogging on this contest. This will be a 50-over match and will be considered as List A match and not international. The ground of Kirtipur will host an ICC WCL Championship for the third time and has been quite lucky for Nepal as their two out of three wins have come at this venue. ALSO READ: Nepal vs Kenya, Preview
Looking at the players of both the sides, Nepal skipper Paras Khadka is at second spot in the list of leading run-scorers in the tournament with 352 runs from 8 matches at 44. Whereas, Kenya’s leading run-scorer Irfan Karim is at 8th spot in the list with 279 runs at 39.5.
Among the bowlers, Nepal are once again ahead of Kenya. Basant Regmi — slow left-arm orthodox — is the leading wicket-taker from Nepal with 12 wickets at 23.83 and Kenya’s highest wicket-taker Sompal Kami has got only 10 wickets in eight matches. In Kenya, none of the batsmen average in 40s. But one should not forget that they have got an experienced player in Colins Obuya, who has been with the team since 2001. Not to forget his role in helping Kenya qualify to the semi-final of the World Cup in 2003.
Despite all this, one should not forget that Kenya have won more matches than Nepal but since this match will be played in the latter’s home, the advantage shifts to the hosts and they will look to continue their home domination. All in all, it seems to be an enthralling clash between both these teams at Kirtipur with the stadium filled with energetic Nepal fans.
