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India won their first Super Six match against Kenya by 6 wickets held at Cape Town on Friday. A gritty performance by the Kenyans had at one point of time during the game seemed to bring about another upset in the tournament. However, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh displayed some good batting performance to lead India to the winning target.
India chasing a target of 226 to win had a poor start as they lost Tendulkar (5), Sehwag (3) and Kaif (5) cheaply. At 24 for 3, India needed a strong innings to get back into the game and for the first time the captain took control and won the game for his team.
Ganguly was well supported by the dependable Dravid and then by the gutsy Yuvraj. He batted a sensible innings remaining unbeaten on 107 off 120 balls, while Yuvraj secured his first fifty in the tournament remaining unbeaten on 58 off 64 balls.
Dravid as usual played the role of an anchor helping Ganguly to play the shots and resurrect the Indian innings.
Earlier a poor performance by the Indian bowlers and fielder helped a determined Kenya secure 225 runs for 6 in their allotted 50 overs. Opener Kennedy Oitieno took advantage of the sloppy fielding and went on to top-score with 79 off 134 balls.
Dinesh Mongia, Harbhajan Singh and Mohammad Kaif dropped catches, which otherwise could have restricted the Kenyan innings. The openers added a 75 first-wicket runs before Ravindu Shah (34) got himself out.
Later Thomas Odoyo (32) joined Otieno in a 76-run stand to help Kenya build a decent total. Javagal Srinath picked two middle-order wickets to lower the run rate, as Maurice Odumbe remained not out on 34. Kenya posted a challenging total of 225, which was good enough to scare the over-confident Indians.
Kenya, for their part, played wonderfully and were all set to win the match had it not been for the resolute innings from the Indian skipper. India on their part should a learn a lesson or two from the World champions who despite winning all the games in the tournament still display their true form and style no matter who the opponent is
India chasing a target of 226 to win had a poor start as they lost Tendulkar (5), Sehwag (3) and Kaif (5) cheaply. At 24 for 3, India needed a strong innings to get back into the game and for the first time the captain took control and won the game for his team.
Ganguly was well supported by the dependable Dravid and then by the gutsy Yuvraj. He batted a sensible innings remaining unbeaten on 107 off 120 balls, while Yuvraj secured his first fifty in the tournament remaining unbeaten on 58 off 64 balls.
Dravid as usual played the role of an anchor helping Ganguly to play the shots and resurrect the Indian innings.
Earlier a poor performance by the Indian bowlers and fielder helped a determined Kenya secure 225 runs for 6 in their allotted 50 overs. Opener Kennedy Oitieno took advantage of the sloppy fielding and went on to top-score with 79 off 134 balls.
Dinesh Mongia, Harbhajan Singh and Mohammad Kaif dropped catches, which otherwise could have restricted the Kenyan innings. The openers added a 75 first-wicket runs before Ravindu Shah (34) got himself out.
Later Thomas Odoyo (32) joined Otieno in a 76-run stand to help Kenya build a decent total. Javagal Srinath picked two middle-order wickets to lower the run rate, as Maurice Odumbe remained not out on 34. Kenya posted a challenging total of 225, which was good enough to scare the over-confident Indians.
Kenya, for their part, played wonderfully and were all set to win the match had it not been for the resolute innings from the Indian skipper. India on their part should a learn a lesson or two from the World champions who despite winning all the games in the tournament still display their true form and style no matter who the opponent is