Read the articles of Kenya vs Canada 1st T20I 2013 - Kenya - Canada tour of United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Canada and Kenya at ICCA Dubai in 15th March 2013.
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| Junaid Siddiqui took three wickets for 10 runs off his four overs © ICC/Zainab Malubhai |
Junaid Siddique and Henry Osinde combined six-wickets sets up to Canada crushing five-wicket victory over Kenya and wrap up 1-0 lead in the first Twenty20 international.
Canada chased 128 for 5 (Hiral Patel 40, Shem Ngoche 2-18) Kenya scored 126 for 9 (Rakep Patel 48*, Junaid Siddiqui 3-10, Henry Osinde 3-36)
This match reported by ESPNcricinfo Staff (Third Party Reference from ESPNcricinfo)
Canada scraped to a five-wicket win over Kenya in the first Twenty20 match between the two sides in Dubai.
Set a target of 127, Canada's chase was guided by Hiral Patel's assured knock, before three quick wickets left them struggling at 97 for 5, needing 30 off 29 balls. Jimmy Hansra and Usman Lambada ensured there was no further stutter and Canada achieved the target with nine balls to spare.
Earlier, Junaid Siddiqui and Henry Osinde bowled effective opening spells to leave Kenya reeling at 45 for 6. Siddiqui was particularly impressive, returning with figures of 4-0-10-3. A 50-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Rakep Patel and Nelson Odhiambo helped Kenya recover. Patel's unbeaten 48 off 35 balls helped the side reach 126 for 9 in their 20 overs.
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