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Unknown leg spinner Collins Obuya stole the limelight from Muttiah Muralitharan as Kenya pulled off one of the great World Cup shocks with victory over Sri Lanka on Monday.
Obuya took five for 24 in 10 overs, the ninth best bowling figures in tournament history, as Kenya won the Group B match by 53 runs to give the team a real chance of making the Super Six stage.
Obuya made it a family affair after brother Kennedy Otieno had top-scored in Kenya's 210 for nine.
Earlier Chaminda Vaas, the top wicket-taker in the tournament, took three for 41 and off spinner Muralitharan four for 28, his best figures in the World Cup.
The Sri Lankans, unbeaten in three games before Monday's match, had looked well on course for victory after the first innings.
But Obuya came on to rip out the heart of the innings after Sri Lanka, in reply, had cruised to 71 for two on a slowing pitch.
By the end, the Kenyans were rushing into a celebratory huddle as each wicket fell.
Obuya took five for 24 in 10 overs, the ninth best bowling figures in tournament history, as Kenya won the Group B match by 53 runs to give the team a real chance of making the Super Six stage.
Obuya made it a family affair after brother Kennedy Otieno had top-scored in Kenya's 210 for nine.
Earlier Chaminda Vaas, the top wicket-taker in the tournament, took three for 41 and off spinner Muralitharan four for 28, his best figures in the World Cup.
The Sri Lankans, unbeaten in three games before Monday's match, had looked well on course for victory after the first innings.
But Obuya came on to rip out the heart of the innings after Sri Lanka, in reply, had cruised to 71 for two on a slowing pitch.
By the end, the Kenyans were rushing into a celebratory huddle as each wicket fell.
