da bwin： New Zealand romped to a nine-wicket win after bowling Kenya out for the lowest-ever score in Twenty20 internationals, 73
The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran12-Sep-2007
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Mark Gillespie finished with figures of 4 for 7, the best as yet in the Twenty20 format © Getty Images
After the run-fest at the Wanderers on Tuesday night, it was back tonormalcy and worse for Kenya at Kingsmead. New Zealand may have enjoyed alengthy off-season and gone through a change at the top, with DanielVettori taking over from Stephen Fleming, but out on the pitch, it wasvery much normal service as the World Cup semi-finalists romped to anine-wicket win after bowling Kenya out for the lowest-ever score inTwenty20 internationals, 73.Shane Bond, Mark Gillespie, Chris Martin and Vettori exploited the extrabounce on a well-grassed pitch to bowl the hapless Kenyans out with 19balls remaining of the 20 overs, and it took New Zealand just 7.4 overs toannounce their intent. But for a 36-run partnership for the fifth wicketbetween Thomas Odoyo and Collins Obuya, it might have been immeasurablyworse. A late flourish from Rajesh Bhudia and Jimmy Kamande nudged thetotal further towards respectability, but it was never going to stretch apowerful New Zealand line-up.Predictably, it was Bond’s pace that started the slide, with a balldarting back into Maurice Ouma and crashing into the stumps via the elbow.When the promising Tanmay Mishra then slashed one to point, it brought thecaptain, Steve Tikolo, to the crease.But worse was to follow as Gillespie took over. David Obuya went gingerlyback to the first ball, and ended up treading on his stumps, and fourballs later came the biggest blow as Tikolo was trapped plumb in front bya delivery that swung in at pace.Odoyo and Obuya revived matters somewhat, taking Jacob Oram for two foursin an over when he came on, but New Zealand had too much in reserve. ChrisMartin had Odoyo miscuing a pull to mid-off, and Nehemiah Odhiambofollowed in identical fashion before Vettori decided to get in on the act.
Shane Bond started the top-order slide with the wicket of Maurice Ouma. He finished with figures of 2 for 12 © AFP
Obuya was smartly stumped off a leg-side wide, and Alex Obanda bowled offthe pad, and after Budhia slammed a six to slightly tarnish Martin’sfigures, two full tosses from Gillespie finished things off.Kenya needed early wickets, but after two vociferous appeals from Odoyowere turned down, Lou Vincent and Brendan McCullum made short work of aminiscule target. Vincent crashed four fours and a six in his 27 beforesmashing one low to mid-off, and after Peter Fulton survived an excellentshout from Peter Ongondo, two huge sixes off Bhudia put the seal on anemphatic display.Bond’s figures of 2 for 12 were the best for a completed spell in aTwenty20 game, but Gillespie’s 4 for 7 fetched him man of the matchhonours. And the four zeroes at the top of the Kenyan order were anominous sign as Vettori’s team illustrated just why the All Blacks aren’tthe only team in with a chance of a world title in the not-too-distant future.