Cross, Berrington hand Scotland easy win
Matthew Cross (45*) and Richie Berrington (35*) lead Scotland to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Kenya in their World T20 Qualifier Group B game at Edinburgh
ESPNcricinfo staff
14-Jul-2015
Scotland 142 for 3 (Cross 45*, Berrington 34*) beat Kenya 141 for 5 (Karim 46, Ouma 36*) by seven wickets
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Matthew Cross (45*) and Richie Berrington (34*) led Scotland to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Kenya in their World T20 Qualifier Group B game at Edinburgh after their bowlers had limited the opposition to 141 for 5.
Kenya, who opted to bat first had a brisk start, reaching 30 in just under three overs, before they lost their first wicket. Alasdair Evans dismissed Narendra Kalyan, after the batsman had contributed 1 run to a stand of 30. Irfan Karim, who had scored most of the runs at the start struck up a useful 30-run partnership for the second wicket with Nehemiah Odhiembo.
The pair scored at a brisk rate of over 13 runs but Kenya were robbed of their momentum in three overs - between the sixth and eighth of their innings. Odhiambo fell to Rob Taylor in the sixth over but it was Michael Leask's twin strikes in the eighth over that inflicted heavy damage. Leask got rid of Karim and Collins Obuya in the space of three deliveries, and the 52-run, fourth-wicket partnership between captain Rakep Patel and Morris Ouma couldn't make up for the lost momentum. Kenya eventually reached 141 for 5 off 20 overs, with Karim's 26-ball 46 the highest score.
Chasing 142, Scotland didn't start well, losing Kyle Coetzer in the first over. However, Cross steadied the innings and was involved in a string of partnerships that kept Scotland on track. He added 36 for the second wicket with Calum MacLeod and 55 for the third wicket with George Munsey before an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 51 with Berrington guided Scotland home with 31 balls to spare.