SA down Kenya to win series

Published November 3, 2008

KIMBERLEY (South Africa), Nov 2: Jacques Kallis steered South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Kenya in the second and final One-day International at the Diamond Oval here on Sunday.

Kallis hit an unbeaten 92 off 94 balls as South Africa overhauled Kenya’s total of 222 for nine with 14.3 overs to spare.

That Kenya were able to post a respectable total was mainly due to teenage opening batsman Seren Waters, who hit a solid half-century.

Waters, 18, scored 74 as Kenya made first use of a good batting pitch. He then unleashed some impressive attacking strokes, including a six over long-off against South African debutant Johann Louw.

Waters hit nine fours and a six in a 116-ball innings.

South Africa lost Herschelle Gibbs after only two runs were scored in the first three overs of their reply. Hashim Amla took 16 balls to score his first run but then played a succession of attacking strokes to make 78 off 76 balls.

Scoreboard

KENYA:

M.A. Ouma c Boucher b Louw 9

S. Waters b Morkel 74

A. Obanda c Ontong b Kallis 23

S.O. Tikolo c Boucher b Morkel 0

T.M. Odoyo run out 32

D.O. Obuya c Boucher b Zondeki 12

J.K. Kamande c de Villiers b Morkel 29

N. Odhiambo b Zondeki 6

H.A. Varaiya run out 5

P.J. Ongondo not out 10

EXTRAS (LB-10, W-11, NB-1) 22

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 222

FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-62, 3-63, 4-151, 5-161, 6-176, 7-186, 8-207, 9-222.

DID NOT BAT: E. Otieno.

BOWLING: Louw 10-1-53-1 (5w); Zondeki 9-1-40-2; Morkel 10-1-47-3 (1nb, 2w); Kallis 5-1-10-1; Botha 10-0-40-0 (3w); Duminy 6-1-22-0 (1w).

SOUTH AFRICA:

H.M. Amla c Ouma b Varaiya 78

H.H. Gibbs c Waters b Odhiambo 2

J.H. Kallis not out 92

A.B. de Villiers c Waters b Ongondo 28

J.P. Duminy not out 10

EXTRAS (LB-1, W-8, NB-5) 14

TOTAL (for three wkts, 35.3 overs) 224

FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-120, 3-179.

DID NOT BAT: J.L. Ontong, M.V. Boucher, J.A. Morkel, J. Botha, J. Louw, M. Zondeki.

BOWLING: Ongondo 7-1-46-1; Odhiambo 10-0-54-1 (1nb, 3w); Odoyo 7-0-29-0; Otieno 3.3-0-35-0 (3nb, 5w); Varaiya 6-0-44-1; Tikolo 2-0-15-0.

RESULT: South Africa won by seven wickets.

UMPIRES: B.G. Jerling (South Africa) and N.J. Llong (England).

TV UMPIRE: M. Erasmus (South Africa).

MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Mahanama (Sri Lanka).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Jacques Kallis.

—AFP

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