2007 Twenty20 World Championship: Kenya vs New Zealand
{{date|September 12, 2007}}

[[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] defeated [[w:Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] by nine wickets in Group C of the [[w:2007 Twenty20 World Championship|2007 Twenty20 World Championship]] at [[w:Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Kingsmead]], [[w:Durban|Durban]], [[South Africa]].

Kenya suffered a disastrous start to their [[w:innings|innings]], when Maurice Ouma was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Shane Bond and Tanmay Mishra was [[w:caught|caught]] by Jacob Oram in the first [[w:over (cricket)|over]] without scoring. In the second over David Obuya [[w:hit wicket|hit wicket]] and [[w:captain (cricket)|captain]] Steve Tikolo fell [[w:leg before wicket|lbw]] to Mark Gillespie to leave Kenya on 1-4. Collins Obuya scored 18 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]] before being [[w:stumped|stumped]], and Thomas Odoyo also scored 18. Kenya slumped to 73 all out, which is the lowest score in a Twenty20 international. Mark Gillespie was the best performing bowler for the Black Caps, taking 4-7.

New Zealand had no trouble reaching the target, and Lou Vincent was the only batsman to fall when he was caught by David Obuya for 27 runs. Brendon McCullum (16 [[w:not out|not out]]) and Peter Fulton (21 not out) took New Zealand to victory in the eighth over.

'''Toss:''' New Zealand won and chose to field first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-0 (Ouma, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Mishra, 0.5 ov), 3-0 (DO Obuya, 1.1 ov), 4-1 (Tikolo, 1.5 ov), 5-37 (Odoyo, 8.3 ov), 6-39 (Odhiambo, 10.4 ov), 7-42 (CO Obuya, 11.4 ov), 8-46 (Obanda, 13.2 ov), 9-73 (Kamande, 16.3 ov), 10-73 (Ongondo, 16.5 ov)

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-40 (Vincent, 4.3 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, D L Vettori, S E Bond, M R Gillespie, C S Martin

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title='''[[Image:Flag of Kenya.svg|20px]] [[w:Kenya national cricket team|Kenya bowling]]'''}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Thomas Odoyo|T M Odoyo]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=22|wickets=1|econ=7.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Peter Ongondo|P J Ongondo]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=22|wickets=0|econ=7.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Nehemiah Odhiambo|N Odhiambo]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=8|wickets=0|econ=8.00}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

'''New Zealand:''' [[w:Lou Vincent|L Vincent]], [[w:Brendon McCullum|B B McCullum]] (wkt), [[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]], [[w:Ross Taylor|R L Taylor]], [[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]], [[w:Jacob Oram|J D P Oram]], [[w:Craig McMillan|C D McMillan]], [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]] (capt), [[w:Shane Bond|S E Bond]], [[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|M R Gillespie]], [[w:Chris Martin (cricketer)|C S Martin]]

'''Kenya:''' [[w:Maurice Ouma|M A Ouma]] (wkt), [[w:David Obuya|D O Obuya]], [[w:Tanmay Mishra|T Mishra]], [[w:Steve Tikolo|S O Tikolo]] (capt), [[w:Collins Obuya|C O Obuya]], [[w:Thomas Odoyo|T M Odoyo]], [[w:Nehemiah Odhiambo|N Odhiambo]], [[w:Alex Obanda|A Obanda]], [[w:Jimmy Kamande|J K Kamande]], [[w:Rajesh Bhudia|R L Bhudia]], [[w:Peter Ongondo|P J Ongondo]]

'''Twenty20 International Debuts:''' [[w:Nehemiah Odhiambo|N Odhiambo]], [[w:Maurice Ouma|M A Ouma]] (Kenya), [[w:Chris Martin (cricketer)|C S Martin]] and [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]] (New Zealand)<br>
'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|M R Gillespie]] (New Zealand)
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'''Umpires:'''[[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies) and [[w:Simon Taufel|S J A Taufel]] (Australia)<br>
'''TV Umpire:'''[[w:Steve Davis (umpire)|S J Davis]] (Australia)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Mike Procter|M J Procter]] (South Africa)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' [[w:Brian Jerling|B G Jerling]] (South Africa)
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==Sources==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6989278.stm|title=New Zealand thrash hapless Kenya|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 12, 2007}}
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New Zealand defeated Kenya by nine wickets in Group C of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.

Kenya suffered a disastrous start to their innings, when Maurice Ouma was bowled by Shane Bond and Tanmay Mishra was caught by Jacob Oram in the first over without scoring. In the second over David Obuya hit wicket and captain Steve Tikolo fell lbw to Mark Gillespie to leave Kenya on 1-4. Collins Obuya scored 18 runs before being stumped, and Thomas Odoyo also scored 18. Kenya slumped to 73 all out, which is the lowest score in a Twenty20 international. Mark Gillespie was the best performing bowler for the Black Caps, taking 4-7.

New Zealand had no trouble reaching the target, and Lou Vincent was the only batsman to fall when he was caught by David Obuya for 27 runs. Brendon McCullum (16 not out) and Peter Fulton (21 not out) took New Zealand to victory in the eighth over.

'Toss:' New Zealand won and chose to field first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-0 (Ouma, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Mishra, 0.5 ov), 3-0 (DO Obuya, 1.1 ov), 4-1 (Tikolo, 1.5 ov), 5-37 (Odoyo, 8.3 ov), 6-39 (Odhiambo, 10.4 ov), 7-42 (CO Obuya, 11.4 ov), 8-46 (Obanda, 13.2 ov), 9-73 (Kamande, 16.3 ov), 10-73 (Ongondo, 16.5 ov)

'Fall of wickets:' 1-40 (Vincent, 4.3 ov)

'Did not bat:' R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, D L Vettori, S E Bond, M R Gillespie, C S Martin


'New Zealand:' L Vincent, B B McCullum (wkt), P G Fulton, R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, D L Vettori (capt), S E Bond, M R Gillespie, C S Martin

'Kenya:' M A Ouma (wkt), D O Obuya, T Mishra, S O Tikolo (capt), C O Obuya, T M Odoyo, N Odhiambo, A Obanda, J K Kamande, R L Bhudia, P J Ongondo

'Twenty20 International Debuts:' N Odhiambo, M A Ouma (Kenya), C S Martin and D L Vettori (New Zealand)
'Man of the Match:' M R Gillespie (New Zealand)

'Umpires:'B R Doctrove (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
'TV Umpire:'S J Davis (Australia)
'Match Referee:' M J Procter (South Africa)
'Reserve Umpire:' B G Jerling (South Africa)
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